He made the announcement during his address to the nation on Thursday evening. Ramaphosa also revealed that South Africa’s confirmed Covid-19 cases now stand at 1934.<\/p>\n
He stressed that the decision to extend, the 21 days lockdown, was not taken lightly.<\/p>\n
“Simply put, if we end the lockdown too soon or too abruptly, we risk a massive an uncontrollable resurgence\u00a0 of the disease” said Ramaphosa<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
All regulations will remain in place until the end of April.<\/p>\n
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Government’s 3 part strategy<\/h4>\n
-Intensified public health response to slow down and reduce infections<\/p>\n
-Comprehensive package of economic support measures to assist businesses and individuals affected by the pandemic<\/p>\n
-A programme of increased social support to protect poor and vulnerable households<\/p>\n
The president has urged citizens to refrain from discriminating against those who have tested positive for the deadly virus.<\/p>\n
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