Coronavirus lockdown: Public health management programme to increase testing and screening

Ramaphosa announced the lockdown, to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, which begins at midnight on Thursday, March 26 and will end on April 16. It can be extended, if deemed necessary.

The president also announced that a Solidarity Fund will be created to help those in need of financial support during the lockdown period. He said that business, members of the international community and ordinary South Africans can contribute to the fund. The fund will be chaired by Gloria Serobe and Adrian Enthoven.

"In this regard, we must applaud the commitment made in this time of crisis by the Rupert and Oppenheimer families of R1 billion each to assist small businesses and their employees affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

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