Lockdown Level 1 News Today

Cabinet said that the rationale for these amendments was informed by the proportion of people with immunity to COVID-19 which had risen substantially, exceeding 60-80% in several surveys.

Government has amended the COVID-19 level 1 lockdown regulations after South Africa exited the fourth wave of the pandemic. Heres how the changes will affect you.

Cabinet on Monday approved changes to the countrys COVID-19 regulations.

Cabinet approved the further easing of lockdown level 1 restrictions, saying that it appeared that the country had passed the peak of the fourth COVID-19 wave.

The South African wine industry said that government’s move not to introduce more stringent COVID-19 safety measures was welcome for the sector.

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that the country would remain at lockdown level 1 after a recent increase in Covid-19 cases across the country has been met with positive responses.

The Covid-19 positivity rate in South Africa is back under 5% as the country moves to Adjusted Lockdown Level 1.

On Thursday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa placed the country under alert level 1 lockdown effective from Friday.

With South Africans set to go to the polls in exactly a month, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the decision to ease COVID-19 regulations to level 1 was purely informed by scientists and not to please any political leader.

The National Liquor Traders Council said while it welcomed the move to level 1 lockdown, it wants the president to commit to maintaining the status quo while other sustainable means of containing COVID-19 were explored to complement the vaccine drive.