South Africa partly lifted a two month-old coronavirus lockdown on Monday, letting people outside for work, worship, exercise or shopping, and allowing mines and factories to run at full capacity to try to revive the economy.
A parent wearing a protective face mask holds a placard during a protest against the return of learners to school as South Africa loosens a nationwide lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus disease in Cape Town, South Africa, June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
“The move to level 3 ... marks a significant shift in our approach to the pandemic,” Ramaphosa was quoted in South Africa’s Independent as saying on Sunday at an editors’ forum. Philippa Rodseth, executive director of the Manufacturing Circle association, said she expected demand to come “first and foremost in medical textiles and equipment and PPE , although that’s not going to contribute to overall aggregate demand”.
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