(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The President of South Africa announced the reduction of the "blockade order" for the new crown epidemic to Level 1
China News Service, Johannesburg, September 16 (Reporter Wang Xi) In a televised speech on the evening of the 16th, South African President Ramaphosa announced that with the gradual improvement of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in South Africa, the South African government has decided to target from the evening of September 20 The level of the “blockade order” for the epidemic was lowered to one level.
A few days ago, the new crown pneumonia epidemic in South Africa showed an overall downward trend. The number of newly confirmed cases for two consecutive days was less than 1,000. The "blockade order" against the epidemic has shown effectiveness.
However, due to the continuous implementation of blockade measures in the past six months, South Africa's economic development has been hit hard. Therefore, calls for relaxation of various prohibitions during the epidemic to boost the economy are increasing.
After listening to the recommendations of the World Health Organization and after several rounds of consultations by the South African cabinet, the South African government finally made a decision to lower the level of the blockade order.
One of the most interesting is that from October 1st, South Africa will gradually open its borders and international tourism will also resume. At that time, the three major international airports in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban will resume international flights.
Ramaphosa emphasized that international travelers must have a 72-hour negative test report for the new crown pneumonia virus before they can enter the country. Once they develop flu-like symptoms, they must be quarantined as soon as possible.
At the same time, the length of the "curfew" has been further shortened, and the curfew is between 0 am and 4 am every day; the sales restrictions on alcohol products are further relaxed: in addition to allowing the sale of alcohol products in bars, restaurants and other places, the sales time of alcohol products has also been extended Until 17:00 every day, but weekends are still restricted; the restrictions on group activities are further relaxed, and the number of people in the venue cannot exceed 50% of the prescribed capacity. The maximum number of indoor people is 250 and outdoor is 500 people.
Ramaphosa said that the current situation of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in South Africa has indeed shown an overall improvement, and the demand for medical protective equipment has also declined significantly.
However, after lowering the level of the "blockade order", the people of South Africa must remain cautious and must wear masks when going out to prevent the second peak of the epidemic.
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