Sunday 15th March 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a raft of measures to try and contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Africa, including a national state of disaster.
Addressing the nation on Sunday, he says this will help in combatting the spread of the virus.
Ramaphosa says the cabinet has decided to enforce travel bans on foreign nationals from high-risk countries such as Italy, Iran, Spain, South Korea, the United States, UK, Germany and China.
This ban is effective from 18 March 2020.
South Africa has 61 confirmed cases as of the COVID-19 which broke out in China in November 2019. The virus has since spread to different countries globally.
Ramaphosa also announced that South African citizens that have visited high-risk countries in the last 20 days will undergo heavy testing and will be required to self-isolate for 20 days. He further urged South Africans to limit contact with high-risk countries.
Social distancing
Ramaphosa has also encouraged South Africans to practice social distancing. Group gatherings of more than 100 people have been banned. Public celebrations such as the commemoration of public holidays have also been banned and President Ramaphosa has urged citizens organising private gatherings to exercise caution.
Schools to close
Schools will be closed from Wednesday 18 March and will reopen after the Easter holidays. Schooling will be extended with an extra week in the second term to catch-up on time lost due to the pandemic.
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