Ramaphosa pushes South Africa back to lockdown level 3 – alcohol sales banned again
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa will move back to lockdown level 3, taking effect from midnight tonight.
In an address on Monday evening (28 December), Ramaphosa said that the move is being done to limit super-spreader events further, and will adjust previous level 3 regulations to keep the economy as open as possible.
It will also allow government to focus on the social distancing measures, and aims to ease the pressure on hospitals.
The change follows meetings held by the president and his cabinet as part of the National Coronavirus Command Council on Sunday, and come as the country surpasses 1 million cumulative Covid-19 infections and record daily increases.