Government has enforced new measures, including an immediate ban on the sale and distribution of alcohol, in response to the surge in coronavirus infections and deaths.
President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement on Sunday night but said that the country would remain on level three lockdown.Government has also reintroduced a curfew between 9pm and 4am.
Hospitals across the country have been recording an increase in trauma-related cases which had dropped by 65% during the hard lockdown when the sale of alcohol was banned. During his address to the nation last night, President Ramaphosa said that the work to save lives must be pursued in tandem with rebuilding the economy and deepening measures to protect livelihoods.
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