Covid-19 can come for anyone so stay indoors, Ramaphosa tells SA

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In an 18-minute address to the nation, Ramaphosa was critical of those who weren’t taking the national lockdown seriously by ignoring regulations and trying to find loopholes.

“Some people may think this disease is something that doesn't concern them, and that it will never affect them - that it is something they only read about in newspapers or social media or see reports about on television. But it is very real. And it poses a great danger to every one of us and to our society as well,” he said.

“Every time you violate the regulations the government has issued, or try to get around the rules, you are putting yourselves and others at risk - and helping to spread the virus,” said Ramaphosa. “As government, we are aware that the lockdown has caused great disruption to all our lives, and cost upheaval in our economy.

 

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