PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has eased restrictions aimed at combating the coronavirus pandemic to the country’s lowest alert, Level 1, in a desperate attempt to ensure that the economy recovers as quickly as possible, so that government can start creating more jobs and help businesses to get back on their feet.
In a televised address, Ramaphosa announced the country would move down one level in a five-tier system of restrictions, where five is the highest, to an ‘adjusted level 1’ as South Africa emerges from its third wave dominated by the Delta variant.
The third wave, which lasted more than 130 days, saw a peak of around 20,000 new cases a day, the president said.
“In the last seven days, the average number of new cases was at around 1,800 a day. There are also sustained decreases in Covid-19 hospitalisations and deaths in all provinces. This is news that is welcome
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