Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla believes face masks should outlive the national state of disaster on the coronavirus, and possibly stick around for a long time yet, after new draft rules were published this week.

Published on

17 March 2022

Under those rules, face masks would remain mandatory in 3 broad areas. This includes gathering in an indoor public place, using any form of public transport and also, entering public premises. According to Business Insider, companies would be required to provide face masks to employees.

Meanwhile, the government wants your say on how it proposes transitioning out of the Covid-19 regulations, giving the public 29 days in which to comment on new regulations.

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