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President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a 21-day nationwide lockdownSA amid the rapid rise in the COVID-19 infection rates in the country via SABCNews

under the state of national disaster.

A decision by the National Command Council chaired by Ramaphosa, the lockdown has been implemented under the Disaster Management Act.Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to strictly comply with the new measures, citing concerns in particular, about the living conditions of impoverished communities and those who are in poor health.

To enforce compliance, the President says the military will be deployed to assist the South African Police Services. Items that such as toilet paper, hand sanitisers and non-perishable foods have been the most popular as citizens move to ensure they don’t contract the virus, which is best prevented by good hygiene.

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Can u isolate the ones who will be working please as the virus can also easily spread through them as they will actively interact with their families and their customers

Thank for making this good move but this must be coordinated through out SADC otherwise the good effort will be put to wast

To all those who thought Ebola is something to joke and mock others about.........this was how it went that side......Good Night!!!

So is he saying those who work at retail are good to get sick?

Best decision ever

The joke is over my fellow citizens. You either comply or else 🚔

No. He was told to.

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