BREAKING NEWS: Lockdown extended by two weeks as SA’s Covid-19 cases increase to 1934

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BREAKING NEWS: President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the lockdown period by two weeks as the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases increased to 1934 on Thursday. lockdownextension LOCKSOUTHAFRICADOWN Covid19InSA

The president applauded the efforts of health workers in the country and thanked South Africans for complying with the stringent regulations of the lockdown. He said that early indications were that the decision to place the country under lockdown has helped to slow the spread of the virus.

Ramaphosa announced the latest figures during an address to the nation on Day 14 of a 21-day lockdown which was implementedPatient Zero was confirmed as a man in his 30s from Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal. He had been on a skiing trip with friends to Italy. Around the world, more than 1.5 million people have been infected with over 90 000 deaths as of Thursday. More than 340 000 have recovered from the virus around the globe.

The president said he was impressed by the technology on offer at the centre. He said the hub enabled the government to look at the entire country and see how it could get data and information about the incidents of infection.

 

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