Ramaphosa to Address Nation Sunday Night, Could SA Move to Level 2 Lockdown?
Faizel Patel – 12/09/2021
The Presidency has announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation on Sunday on the latest interventions by government in response to the coronavirus.
South Africa is currently on level 3 lockdown, with social gatherings limited to 50 people indoors and 100 outside.
It is expected that Ramaphosa will move the country to level 2 lockdown.
The Presidency said: “As South Africa rolls out its COVID–19 vaccination programme, government and social partners are continuously monitoring infection, treatment, recovery and vaccination rates, rates as well as compliance with health regulations and other prevention measures.”
South Africa has so far recorded 2,854,234 COVID-19 infections while 84,751 people have died from the virus.
The cumulative number of recoveries currently stands at 2,663,607