President Cyril Ramaphosa announced South Africa’s move to an adjusted Alert Level 3 lockdown in an address to the nation on 25 July.<\/p>\n
Under the adjusted level 3 regulations, alcohol may be sold for off-site consumption between 10:00 to 18:00 from Monday to Thursday.<\/p>\n
On-site consumption of alcohol is permitted according to restaurant licence conditions until 20:00 every evening.<\/p>\n
Duty-free shops in the international departures area of South African airports will be allowed to sell alcohol without restrictions.<\/p>\n
Schools were allowed to reopen and the hours of curfew were reduced to between\u00a022:00 and 04:00.<\/p>\n
Non-essential facilities like restaurants, bars, and fitness centres will need to close at 21:00 to allow staff to return home before curfew. Nightclubs must remain closed.<\/p>\n
Public gatherings are allowed but limited to 50 people indoors and 100 outdoors. This includes social gatherings, political events, and religious gatherings.<\/p>\n
Where venues are too small to accommodate these numbers without adhering to social distancing regulations, they may only admit up to 50% of their capacity.<\/p>\n
Employers must continue to encourage working from home where possible.<\/p>\n
Attendance at funerals and cremations may not exceed 50 people and all safety and health protocols must be observed.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Active Covid-19 cases in South Africa, and new cases reported by province (Media Hack)<\/p><\/div>\n
The reduction of South Africa’s lockdown alert level came amid a decrease in new Covid-19 cases being reported in Gauteng, which was epicentre of South Africa’s third wave outbreak.<\/p>\n
While Covid-19 cases have continued to decline, there has been a surge of new cases being reported in the Western Cape.<\/p>\n
Cases have also surged in KwaZulu-Natal following a week of public violence and looting in the province’s most populated areas.<\/p>\n
The surge in new cases outside Gauteng halted the downward trajectory of South Africa’s third wave.<\/p>\n
CSIR researcher Ridhwaan Suliman said on Saturday that the third wave is far from over due to the great contribution in cases from South Africa’s coastal provinces.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported that 7,502 new Covid-19 cases were identified in South Africa yesterday, representing an 18.9% positivity rate.<\/p>\n
The National Department of Health reported that an additional 573 Covid-19 related deaths were reported, bringing South Africa’s total fatalities to 75,774.<\/p>\n
\nThe #3rdWave<\/a> of #COVID19<\/a> in South Africa🇿🇦 is far from over!<\/p>\n
Whilst nationally all indicators on hopeful decline, rate of decline has slowed. This is due to lesser contribution from inland province 📉, but greater contribution from WC, KZN, EC, NC – all still on upward trends📈 pic.twitter.com\/HtuaRZRDd0<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Ridhwaan Suliman (@rid1tweets) August 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n