New Covid variant: South Africa bans alcohol sales, tightens curfew in latest restrictions

Johannesburg - President says cabinet had decided to move the country to level 3 restrictions from level 1.

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By Reuters

Published: Mon 28 Dec 2020, 10:54 PM

Last updated: Mon 28 Dec 2020, 10:57 PM

South Africa on Monday tightened Covid-19 restrictions, banning alcohol sales and extending a nationwide curfew, as infections shot through the one million mark owing to a faster-spreading variant of the disease discovered in the country.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a televised address that cabinet had decided to move the country to level 3 restrictions from level 1. This would include the total banning of alcohol sales, widespread cancelling of events, and making the wearing of masks in public a legal requirement.

“We now have to flatten the curve to protect the capacity of our healthcare system to enable it to respond effectively to this new wave of infections,” Ramaphosa said.

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Published: Mon 28 Dec 2020, 10:54 PM

Last updated: Mon 28 Dec 2020, 10:57 PM

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