Ramaphosa: Beware Of A ‘Second Wave’ Of Infections As We Move To Level 2 Lockdown

CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

ON Tuesday, our country will move to alert level 2 in our response to the coronavirus pandemic. This will come as a relief to all South Africans who have had to live under stringent restrictions for the last five months. It is a sign of the progress we are making in reducing new infections and demand on our health facilities. It is also a very important development as we strive to restart our economy.
 
But it is too soon to celebrate.
We are still very much in the middle of a deadly pandemic that has taken over 11,000 lives in South Africa alone.

At more than half a million confirmed cases, we still have the fifth highest number of infections in the world. And there is always a chance of a resurgence of the disease.
 
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