President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation few minutes ago and a lot of things were said concerning Covid-19.
Covid-19 has really troubled the nation and the world at large and it looks like the cure has not been found as the number of people getting contracted increases day by day.
Read some of what he said from his speech:
- Large numbers of people congregating in any one place without proper controls or protocols in place. These festive season restrictions will be reviewed in early January based on the state of the pandemic across the country.
- The hours of the curfew will be longer, starting at 11pm and ending at 4am
- Non-essential establishments, including restaurants and bars, will have to close at 10pm so that staff and patrons can get home before the enforcement of the curfew.
- The curfew is meant to prevent gatherings that go on late into the night, while enabling restaurants, bars and taverns to continue to operate and earn an income.
- The hours of curfew also apply to Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. This means that we will all need to make changes to the way in which we celebrate these occasions.
- The sale of alcohol from retail outlets will only be permitted between 10am and 6pm from Monday to Thursday.
- Registered wineries & wine farms may continue to offer tastings and wine sales to the public for off-site consumption over weekends.
- We will not allow large numbers of people congregating in any one place without proper controls or protocols in place. These festive season restrictions will be reviewed in early January based on the state of the pandemic across the country.
