Ramaphosa moves SA to adjusted level 4 lockdown
On Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa briefed the country on the response from National Coronavirus Command Council meeting this past week, saying that the nation would be moved to adjusted alert level 4 for 14 days.
The restrictions are as follows:
- A
curfew will be in place from 9pm to 4am. All establishments must be closed by 8pm;
- All
gatherings - political, social, or cultural - are prohibited;
- Restaurants
can only sell food for takeout or deliveries;
- Funerals
and cremations will continue, but can't exceed 50 people in numbers;
- After-funeral
gatherings prohibited;
- Public
spaces like parks will remain open, but no gatherings are permitted at such
places;
- All
alcohol sales have been prohibited;
Schools and other education institutions will be closing
for the winter. Schools will start closing from Wednesday, and all schools must
be closed by Friday.
Contact classes (face to face classes) in tertiary
institutions will be closed this week and as well as access to the campus buildings
will be closed. However residences, will remain open.
The president highlighted the seriousness of the 3rd
wave of COVID-19 infections, saying that the delta variant was very concerning.
By Danielle Mentoor
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