South Africa imposes new virus measures as vaccines roll out
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Johannesburg (AFP)
South Africa banned alcohol sales and made masks mandatory in public from Tuesday, tightening restrictions after a surge in coronavirus cases as more countries joined in mass vaccination campaigns to beat the pandemic.
Nations around the world are struggling with winter spikes in infections that have pushed the global caseload close to 81 million and killed more than 1.77 million, even as the rollout of vaccines gathers pace in North America and Europe.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a ban on selling alcohol and said face masks will be compulsory from Tuesday after his nation became the first in Africa to record one million cases.
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