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Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says she believes that the 21-day national lockdown will yield positive results in slowing the spread of the coronavirus. Coronavirus COVID-19 via SABCNews

South Africa is officially under lockdown as part of government’s sweeping measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.South Africa is the epicentre of the outbreak in Africa with 927 cases.will yield positive results in slowing the spread of the virus.

She was speaking to the media after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to members of the South African National Defence Force at the Doornkop military base in Soweto, Johannesburg on Thursday night.“We haven’t had that kind of discussion, in fact whatever decision will be taken at whatever point if there’s a change it would have to be informed by an assessment of health workers and the Minister of Health.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the army to exercise restrain and carry out its duties with humility during the national shutdown. “This is not a moment for skop and donner. This is not a moment for skiet and donner. This is a moment to be supportive to our people. I, therefore, order you to go out and execute this mission with great success. Thank you very much,” Ramaphosa told SANDF members in his capacity as Commander-In-Chief at the Doornkop Army Base in Soweto on Thursday night.

The 21-day lockdown will restrict South Africans to their homes until April 16. Only essential service workers will be allowed to go to their places of work while others will only be able to go out to shop for essential items, access health services and in emergency situations.

 

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People who have the virus will be healed once the army passes by, thats a best cure hence the deployment.

With this number that keeps on increasing?

Stay at home

She must stop putting whites women hairs, as if she is psychologically enslaved. Oh, I forgot, the ANC is helping whites maintain brown Africans as their property.

How would one know for sure if the defending SANDF soldier is covid free before he interacts with the covid free errant wondering citizen... Cos clearly the SANDF are enforcing their own social distancing amongst each other

I really would like to believe that, but you will actually see an increase after 2 weeks....sad but its a fact. But lets stay positive

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