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The president also reimposes curfew between 9pm and 4am as medical organisations warn of Gauteng storm

The government has banned alcohol sales"with immediate effect" and will impose an evening curfew from Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday night, as SA’s coronavirus tally soared past the 276,000 mark.

SA has in the past week shot up the global Covid-19 rankings published by the Johns Hopkins University tracker, with the surge in confirmed cases driven by the rapid spread of the disease in densely populated Gauteng. By Sunday, SA had the world’s ninth biggest caseload of confirmed cases, ahead of Iran, Spain and Pakistan.

Businesses, schools and other institutions will also be required to improve ventilation to reduce the risk of airborne transmission of Covid-19. The curfew will be in place from 9pm to 4am, and will require everyone to remain at home, unless they are travelling for work or seeking emergency assistance such as medical care.

 

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