{"id":353605,"date":"2020-05-27T07:19:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T05:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=353605"},"modified":"2020-05-27T07:20:30","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T05:20:30","slug":"new-lockdown-rules-surprise-some-rules-are-closer-to-level-1-than-level-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/trending\/353605-new-lockdown-rules-surprise-some-rules-are-closer-to-level-1-than-level-3.html","title":{"rendered":"New lockdown rules surprise – Some rules are closer to level 1 than level 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced<\/strong><\/a> that South Africa will move from alert level 4 to alert level 3 of the national lockdown on 1 June.<\/p>\n

As part of lowering the lockdown alert level, many restrictions will be relaxed and most of the economy will be opened up.<\/p>\n

Under level 3 wholesale and retail trade will be fully opened, including stores, spaza shops, and informal traders. Alcohol will also be allowed to be sold at certain times.<\/p>\n

The current 20:00-05:00 curfew will be lifted, and people will be allowed to exercise outside at any time of the day.<\/p>\n

Accommodation and domestic air travel will be allowed for business under alert level 3, which will be phased in on dates to be announced.<\/p>\n

Rules for restaurants will also change, and they will now be allowed to offer delivery, collection, and drive-through services.<\/p>\n

There was one restriction which people expected to be lifted which will remain in force \u2013 the sale of tobacco products.<\/p>\n

The sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, e-cigarettes, and related products will remain prohibited under level 3.<\/p>\n

Last night Ramaphosa addressed the nation again, this time to announce that places of worship \u2013 including churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques \u2013 will be allowed to open<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

This followed a meeting of the National Coronavirus Command Council which considered the inputs in recent consultations with interfaith leaders.<\/p>\n

While the easing of restrictions was widely welcomed by most industries and citizens, it is a big departure from the initial alert level guidelines provided by the government.<\/p>\n

When Ramaphosa unveiled the new 5-level alert system, it was accompanied by a Draft Framework for Sectors document<\/strong><\/a> which provided an overview of which services will be allowed at the five levels.<\/p>\n

Many of the Ramaphosa\u2019s latest announcements on the level 3 lockdown rules are a big departure from this framework.<\/p>\n

In fact, some of the new rules are in line with what was expected at alert level 1 or 2 rather than alert level 3.<\/p>\n

This is, however, not a bad thing. It is a result of consultations with different sectors who have highlighted the need to be opened up to prevent further damage to the economy and society as a whole.<\/p>\n

So, while the new rules surprised many people by floating the guidelines from the draft framework for the risk-adjusted strategy, it is in response to requests from South Africans and industry players.<\/p>\n

The table below provides an overview of the new rules announced by Ramaphosa, and when they were expected under the draft framework provided in April.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
New level 3 rule<\/strong><\/td>\nPlaces of worship may re-open subject to strict restrictions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Draft framework level 3 guideline<\/strong><\/td>\nAll public gatherings are prohibited.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When this new rule was expected<\/strong><\/td>\nAfter the lockdown ended.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Curfew<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
New level 3 rule<\/strong><\/td>\nThe curfew on the movement of people will be lifted.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Draft framework level 3 guideline<\/strong><\/td>\nCurfews will be implemented between 8pm and 5am.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When this new rule was expected<\/strong><\/td>\nLevel 1.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wholesale and retail trade<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
New level 3 rule<\/strong><\/td>\nWholesale and retail trade will be fully opened.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Draft framework level 3 guideline<\/strong><\/td>\nWholesale and retail trade opened with some restrictions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When this new rule was expected<\/strong><\/td>\nLevel 2.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Restaurants<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
New level 3 rule<\/strong><\/td>\nDelivery or collection of food allowed, but not sit-down.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Draft framework level 3 guideline<\/strong><\/td>\nRestaurants only for food delivery services and subject to curfew (no sit down or pick-up allowed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When this new rule was expected<\/strong><\/td>\nLevel 2.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ecommerce<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
New level 3 rule<\/strong><\/td>\nEcommerce will continue to remain open.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Draft framework level 3 guideline<\/strong><\/td>\nEcommerce will continue to remain open with some restrictions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When this new rule was expected<\/strong><\/td>\nLevel 2.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hotels, lodges, bed and breakfasts<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
New level 3 rule<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed for business travel only, to be phased in on dates to be announced.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Draft framework level 3 guideline<\/strong><\/td>\nAccommodation not permitted, except for quarantine, essential services.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When this new rule was expected<\/strong><\/td>\nLevel 2.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Sale of liquor<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
New level 3 rule<\/strong><\/td>\nAlcohol may be sold for home consumption, subject to limited hours.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Draft framework level 3 guideline<\/strong><\/td>\nAlcohol may be sold for home consumption, subject to limited hours.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When this new rule was expected<\/strong><\/td>\nLevel 3.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Exercise<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
New level 3 rule<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed at any time during the day, provided this is not done in groups.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Draft framework level 3 guideline<\/strong><\/td>\nWalking, jogging and cycling permitted.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When this new rule was expected<\/strong><\/td>\nLevel 3.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Domestic passenger air travel<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Level 3<\/strong><\/td>\nAllowed for business travel only, to be phased in on dates to be announced.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Draft framework level 3 guideline<\/strong><\/td>\nLimited domestic air travel, with a restriction on the number of flights per day.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When this new rule was expected<\/strong><\/td>\nLevel 3.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sale of cigarettes and tobacco products<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
New level 3 rule<\/strong><\/td>\nNo tobacco products can be sold.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Draft framework level 3 guideline<\/strong><\/td>\nTobacco products can be sold.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When tobacco sales were expected<\/strong><\/td>\nLevel 4.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Now read: New level 3 lockdown rules in a nutshell<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s latest announcements surprised many people with some of the new lockdown rules only expected at level 1 or level 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":352017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40380],"tags":[1952,35,58470],"class_list":["post-353605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trending","tag-cyril-ramaphosa","tag-headline","tag-lockdown"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353605"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353605"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":353625,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353605\/revisions\/353625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}