Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has welcomed the shift to lockdown Level 3 from June 1.
The announcement was made by President Cyril Ramaphosa in a live address to the nation on Sunday night.
President Ramaphosa’s full address is in the video below:
Winde has also welcomed the classification of hotspot areas in other parts of the country, including Cape Town.
The Western Cape has the highest infection rate countrywide, with close to 7 000 active cases and 300 fatalities.
Winde has appealed to residents to remain vigilant by practising good hygiene, maintaining social distancing and wearing masks.
More than 120 000 COVID-19 tests have been conducted across the Western Cape thus far.
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in SA
President Ramaphosa has confirmed that 429 people have now died from COVID-19 and that the number of infections have risen to 22 583.
The country now has 11 100 COVID-19 recoveries.
#Covid19SA Statistics as at 24 May 2020. pic.twitter.com/dUtCotpvDd
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) May 24, 2020
As of today, the total number of confirmed #COVID19 cases in South Africa today is 22 583, the total number of deaths is 429 and the total number of recoveries is 11 100. pic.twitter.com/kMGuVmJtOC
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) May 24, 2020
