Amid spike in coronavirus cases, South Africa has banned the sale of alcohol and reinstated a curfew to reduce alcohol-related incidents and open up hospital beds for COVID-19 patients.
A pupil receives hand sanitizer upon returning to school in Johannesburg on July 6. Since easing its lockdown, coronavirus cases have spiked and the government is introducing some restrictions.A pupil receives hand sanitizer upon returning to school in Johannesburg on July 6. Since easing its lockdown, coronavirus cases have spiked and the government is introducing some restrictions.
of new infection numbers. Ramaphosa said that bought the country time to learn about COVID-19, expand testing and beef up hospital capabilities. He credited the social restrictions with bringing down the death rate to about 1%, among the lowest in the world.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
South Africa reintroduces alcohol ban as coronavirus cases surgeSouth Africa has reintroduced a ban on alcohol sales and imposed a nighttime curfew as it looks to curtail a rapid surge in new coronavirus cases.
Read more »
South Africa reimposes alcohol ban, curfew as coronavirus cases spikeSouth Africa will reimpose a ban on the sale of alcohol and a nighttime curfew to reduce pressure on its hospitals as coronavirus infections rise rapidly, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday.
Read more »
Strictly's Johannes Radebe opens up about poor childhood in South AfricaJohannes Radebe has spoken out about his childhood, which saw his father die when he was 12 and his mother work hard to provide him with all he needed
Read more »
Virus cases up sharply in Africa, India as inequality stingsSouth Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have doubled in two weeks to a quarter-million, and India has seen its biggest daily spike as its total passed 800,000
Read more »
'Apartheid and Jim Crow are really no different': Why George Floyd's death reverberated in AfricaBongani Sibeko was just a toddler when he and his family were forced to flee their home in apartheid South Africa, as Black men, women and children were dying at the hands of authorities upholding the country's legal system of racial segregation. As the son of revolutionaries, he found things weren
Read more »
'Apartheid and Jim Crow are really no different': Why George Floyd's death reverberated in AfricaBlack Africans and African Americans share their views on racism in the United States and how it compares to the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa.
Read more »