It has been five months since South African President, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, declared a national state of disaster to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
In an effort to re-build the economy, lockdown has eased into Level Two (2). Simply put, this means that :
- All restrictions on inter-provincial travel will be lifted
- The ban on tobacco ban will be lifted
- Alcohol sales will be allowed with certain restrictions
- On-site consumption of alcohol will be allowed at restaurants and bars until 10 pm
- Liquor outlets will be allowed to sell alcohol from Monday to Thursday between 9 am and 5 pm
- Family visits will be allowed
- Gyms fitness centres will be permitted to reopen
- The nightly curfew between 10pm and 4am will remain.
Globally, the pandemic has taken a heavy toll of health, family relationships, a battering on the public health system and economy.
If one is fortunate to visit family where infections are known to take place, then social distancing, the mandatory mask and hygiene regulations, should be maintained.
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I think, there are so many debates on the timing of lock downs, its duration and when it’s lifted, across the world.
From the experience in India, I really doubt the effectiveness of the whole lock down phase.
The number is zooming now and we don’t know whether we have peaked yet.
The economic impact is as serious as the health impact, especially for the poor people who depends mainly on daily wages and farming.
Let’s hope things will take a positive turn soon 🙂
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Here in SA, the numbers increase up to almost 10 000 PER DAY.
The past two days, it went down to around 2000 to 3000 per day.
With the easing of our lockdown levels, we may just increase again.
We too, could have started our lockdown later.
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Let’s hope for the best …
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It’s a different world and we can’t go back to business as usual. We must learn to adapt by giving more thought to our priorities.
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True Jasper, the issue of returning to schools concern my gravely.
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Here in California, cases spiked after lifting some of the bans, forcing our governor to pull back. The big issue now is re-opening schools.
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Ugh. This man, that president said that our kids must return to school.
He is sending them into a storm. So glad my kids are finished with school. Had they been in school, i wouldn’t have sent them back there.
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I’m also glad that my sons have finished their studies.
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