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President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on developments in relation to South Africa’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The speech followed a meeting of the national coronavirus command council and special sessions of the coordinating council and the president’s cabinet. Image: Elmond Jiyane / GCIS
The new Tier 3 regulations are balanced, says South Africa’s medical association, but there are other major issues that President Cyril Ramaphosa should have addressed Monday night, such as taxis and the crisis facing healthcare workers.
The South African Medical Association (Sama) recognized that the restrictions announced by Ramaphosa to deal with the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic were more balanced than those announced at the beginning of the pandemic.
To curb the growing number of Covid-19 infections (50,000 new cases have been reported since Christmas Eve), Ramaphosa has placed the country under level 3 regulations and declared some provincial districts as coronavirus hot spots. It also banned the sale and distribution of alcohol until January 15, when it will be evaluated whether to continue with the ban.
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