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21.08.2020
SA COVID update august final
South Africans are seeing an easing in Covid 19 restrictions starting this week. This comes after pressure from business and a definite decline in the number of confirmed cases. South Africa has the world’s fifth highest number of infections.
Recently South Africans have seen a drop in new infections, though it is too early to say whether the country’s peak has passed. Currently they have close to 600 thousand confirmed cases with about 12-thousand deaths related to the pandemic.
This week, the country entered level 2 in lock down regulations. South Africans can now legally have a limited number of visitors at home and buy alcohol and cigarettes. The sale of liquor by licensed premises is however permitted from 9am to 5pm, from Mondays to Thursdays.
Recently South Africans have seen a drop in new infections, though it is too early to say whether the country’s peak has passed. Currently they have close to 600 thousand confirmed cases with about 12-thousand deaths related to the pandemic.
This week, the country entered level 2 in lock down regulations. South Africans can now legally have a limited number of visitors at home and buy alcohol and cigarettes. The sale of liquor by licensed premises is however permitted from 9am to 5pm, from Mondays to Thursdays.
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