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Government of South Africa declared the National State of Disaster

Infected individuals as of Sunday 15 March 2020: 61
Internal Transmission is occurring
Appealed to SA to limit contact between persons
Announced a travel ban from high-risk countries such as Italy, Iran,
South Korea, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and
China as of 18 March 2020.
South Africans are to refrain from travelling to:

The United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, China, Iran and South
Koreas.
People who visited high-risk countries as of mid-February – are
required to present for testing
South Africa has 72 ports of entry via land, sea and airport

There are 53 land ports, 35 of them shut down as of Monday
Two out of 8 seaports closed for passengers
Non-essential travel prohibited
Non-essential domestic travel to be stopped
GROUPS OF PEOPLE

Limit contact between groups of people
Gatherings of more than 100 are prohibited
All mass celebrations during public holidays cancelled
Organisers to put in place stringent measures for
less-than-100-people events

SCHOOLS

Schools will be closed from Wednesday, 18 March 2020

Schools will remain closed till after Easter


Mining, retail banking & farming to introduce measures for hygiene
control
Shopping Malls and Entertainment centres to bolster hygiene control
Citizens to Change behaviour

Wash hands frequently with soap and water or hand sanitisers for a
minimum of 20 seconds
Cover nose and mouth when you cough or sneeze, cover with a tissue or
flexed elbow
Avoid anyone with flu-like symptoms
Minimise physical contact
Use the elbow greeting, no shaking hands

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Steve Hayes
http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm
http://khanya.wordpress.com

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