JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday evening said there was clear evidence of a resurgence of COVID-19 infections in parts of the country, saying there was an urgent need to contain the rise in infections in the affected districts in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape.
In a televised address to the nation, Ramaphosa announced that Nelson Mandela Bay had been declared a coronavirus hotspot due to the spike in infections in the metro during the past 14 days. The president said additional restrictions would be put in place on movement, alcohol consumption, and gatherings. He said this was in order to contain the spread of the virus, save lives, and lessen the impact on the province’s health services.“We are expanding public health interventions such as testing, contact tracing, isolation, and quarantine. We are also stepping up our awareness campaigns around public health regulations,” Ramaphosa said.
Ramaphosa said the additional restrictions were to ensure that a “similar situation does not develop in other parts of the country”. He said if the rise in cases was not contained, it could lead to great suffering and death.He also announced that a total of 800,872 people had tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the outbreak in March.
Ramaphosa said 21,803 people had died from coronavirus in South Africa and around 92% had recovered from the virus.
Sounds like he is scared of the republic of the Western Cape. I expected more. The same to be done at Western Cape. We going to be drowning in new cases by January
Nothing for western cape, sounds to good to be true
My Fellow South Africans, we need to loot more and you've been very naughty... That party at the Claremont club is why we're locking you down whilst our corrupt govt can continue to loot...
That's not restrictions. What a joke.
Home of drunkards