While the country had collectively watched with bated breath as cases of the novel coronavirus , which was first reported in the fish markets of Wuhan, China, in December last year, spread across one territory after the next across the globe, in came the news that would soon grind the country to a halt.
Coinciding with the news of the arrival of the pandemic on local shores would be the arrival of the first tranche of students from the Capricorn FET College in Limpopo who had been completing a construction course in Henan, China. Earlier that month, on March 15, Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster, which paved the way for the implementation of a number of regulations under the Disaster Management Act, bringing on various restrictions on mass movement and gatherings, all in an effort to curb the further spread of the virus.
The cigarette ban would become the most contested and controversial of the lockdown restrictions, as international company British American Tobacco also entered the fray with its own legal action.The NHLS concedes to various reports citing concerns of experts and health workers over delays in getting test results back to patients, stating that, at that point, there were 96 480 specimens that had not been processed.
A reduction in the isolation period of those tested positive for Covid-19 is also announced, from 14 days to 10.Ramaphosa announces the reclosure of public schools for four weeks from July 27 to August 24.The first sign of a real reprieve from the pandemic arrives as Ramaphosa confirms that the country will move to the risk-adjusted lockdown level 2.
Do u know for sure that 2021 will b better? What if this is only the beginning?
Yo'll are scared of white people... You guys know the truth.
I wear my mask to bed now..... Just in case the tokolosh infects me