President Cyril Ramaphosa says consultations will get under way as the government prepares to ease level 4 lockdown restrictions to level 3 from the end of May.
Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Wednesday night and began his speech by paying tribute to the 219 people who have died due to complications related to the coronavirus.
Ramaphosa acknowledged that the national lockdown had negative effects on the economy, but also said that it bought the country time to prepare health care facilities. The country now has over 25 000 quarantine beds, in addition to the usual numbers, to deal with a possible flood in cases. In comparison to countries like the UK and the USA, the country's rise in cases has been steady, he said. There had been 181 confirmed cases for every 1 million people.
Ramaphosa said over the next few weeks there will be consultation on the areas that will remain under heavy restriction because of the continued rise in cases.
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