SA president announces three-week lockdown

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced in a live televised address that there will be a nationwide lockdown from midnight on Thursday in order to control the outbreak of coronavirus.

It will last for 21 days.

This means that all South Africans are required to “stay at home except for essential purposes”, a tweet from the president’s office says.

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Presidency | South Africa ??

@PresidencyZA

President #Ramaphosa: Those countries that have acted swiftly and dramatically have been far more effective in controlling the spread of the disease.
#COVID19 #CoronaVirusSA

Presidency | South Africa ??

@PresidencyZA

President #Ramaphosa: As a consequence, the National Coronavirus Command Council has decided to enforce a nation-wide lockdown for 21 DAYS with effect from midnight on Thursday 26 March.
#COVID19 #CoronaVirusSA

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There are 402 cases of coronavirus in the country – the highest number in sub-Saharan Africa. No deaths have been recorded so far.

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