JOHANNESBURG: South Africa will allow casinos and cinemas to reopen and restaurants to resume sit-down meals on Monday in a further easing of ...
Participants wait ahead of a clinical trial for a potential vaccine against the coronavirus at the Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, South Africa. JOHANNESBURG: South Africa will allow casinos and cinemas to reopen and restaurants to resume sit-down meals on Monday in a further easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions despite a sharp rise in infections.
But tourism is an important revenue-earner and three months of lockdown has left many businesses fighting for survival. Business travel has been allowed from Jun 1, but overnight leisure stays are still forbidden to try to contain the spread of the virus.Kubayi-Ngubane said casinos would operate at 50 per cent capacity, while cinemas and theatres would only be allowed 50 people or less. Restaurants, fast food outlets and coffee shops could offer sit-in services in addition to the take-aways they had already been allowed but would not be able to serve alcohol.
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