President Cyril Ramaphosa's full speech below.
This evening, as I stand here before you, our nation is confronted by the gravest crisis in theFor more than 120 days, we have succeeded in delaying the spread of a virus that isWe delayed the spread of the virus by working together and by maintaining our resolve.come, has arrivedMore than a quarter of a million South Africans have been infected with coronavirus, and weAs of this evening, there are 276,242 confirmed cases in the country.That is the equivalent of 500 new infections every hour.
and nurses and negotiating with health science faculties to deploy volunteers to provideI have been extremely proud to see medical students volunteering at hospitals and clinics,I commend them for their unwavering patriotism and commitment to public service.We are introducing antibody testing for community-based surveillance to estimate theThese actions together represent an extraordinary mobilisation of effort and resources.
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