ICYMI: South Africa has been in an ‘adjusted level 1’ lockdown since October 2021. President Cyril Ramaphosa has now eased restrictions FamilyMeeting Covid19 vaccinations
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said restrictive COVID-19 regulations that have weighed on the nation’s struggling economy for two years would be removed on Wednesday, with the national state of disaster also to end soon. The state of disaster currently regulates the country’s COVID-19 rules and has been in place since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. Its extension last week until April 15 drew criticism from businesses hard hit by its measures.
Watch/read: LIVE ARCHIVE: President Ramaphosa eases several Covid-19 restrictions Based on recommendations by the National Coronavirus Command Council, Cabinet has eased several restrictions effective Wednesday, March 23, once the new regulations are gazetted: The president said that while over 68% of people older than 60 years have been vaccinated against Covid-19, only 35% of people between 18 and 35 years have been vaccinated.
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