President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa will move to COVID-19 Adjusted Level 2 lockdown from Monday, 13 September 2021.
Addressing the nation on the country’ on Sunday evening on efforts to fight COVID-19, Ramaphosa says the curfew across the country has been adjusted and will be from 11 PM – 4 AM daily.
It comes as the country records a decline in new COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
President Ramaphosa addresses the nation on SA’s COVID-19 response:
The President further announced that all gatherings will be limited to a maximum of 250 people indoors – and 500 people outdoors.
Public places like restaurants and bars must be closed by 10 PM.
The sale of alcohol from retail outlets has been restricted to Monday to Friday.
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Ramaphosa: Vaccinated people are less likely to become severely ill or die from COVID-19
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated that vaccinated people are less likely to become severely ill or die from COVID-19-related complications.
Ramaphosa addressed the nation on the country’s efforts to fight COVID-19 – as the country records a decline in new coronavirus cases in recent weeks.
Ramaphosa announced that South Africa has been moved to lockdown level 2.
“We know that a vaccinated person can still be infected and pass on the virus to others, but what we are seeing is that very few person who are vaccinated against COVID-19 are becoming severely ill with the disease, and very few are ending up in ICU or needing ventilation. People who are vaccinated against COVID-19 are far less likely to die of the disease.”
