RAMAPHOSA’S SPEECH: LEVEL 3 AT THE END OF MAY, BUT NOT AREAS WITH HIGH INFECTION RATE

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President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will immediately begin a process of consultation with relevant stakeholders on a proposal that by the end of May, most of the country be placed on alert level 3.

Addressing the nation, Ramaphosa said that those parts of the country with the highest rates of infection could remain on level 4 – depending on the outcome of consultations.

Ramaphosa says some changes will be made to Level 4 in the coming days, which will allow for some more activity to take place, including in retail, e-commerce and the reduction on exercise restrictions.

He says the virus will be part of our daily lives for a long time to come, and thus social distancing, hand hygiene and mask wearing will have to be adhered to.

READ HIS FULL SPEECH IN THE LINK BELOW:

https://twitter.com/GovernmentZA/status/1260658681189818369

https://twitter.com/GovernmentZA/status/1260656228851580930

https://twitter.com/GovernmentZA/status/1260649801072275456

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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