CHARLES MOLELE
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa says government has decided to take some of the most drastic measures to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus in South Africa, including the reinstatement of the ban on the sale and distribution of alcohol.
Ramaphosa said a curfew will also be implemented from Monday 13 July from 9pm each night to 4am as an additional measure to reduce pressure on hospitals as most motor vehicle accidents and other trauma injuries occur at night.
He also announced that Cabinet has approved the extension of the national state of disaster to the 15th of August 2020, saying, however, that the country will remain on alert level 3 lockdown.
Ramaphosa made these announcements during a media briefing on Sunday evening.
“The storm is upon us. The coronavirus storm is far fiercer and more destructive than any we have known before. It is stretching our resources and
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