Herewith a summary of the president’s address to the nation about the coronavirus:
National state of disaster declared . Rapid effective response system
- Limit contact with infected
- Travel ban on foreigners from high risk countries as of 18th March. Visas cancelled.
- SA residents to avoid travel to high risk countries.
- Travel alerts will be issued based in risk level.
- SA citizens returning from high risk area self-quarantine.
- Medium risk country travel to b subjected to testing.
- 72 ports of entry . 35 to be shut down. 2 sea port to be closed .
- Domestic travel discouraged.
- Gathering of more than 100 prohibited.
- Small gathering organizer must have a plan.
- Schools to close on Wed till after Easter holidays.
- Tertiary institutions to be consulted.
- All businesses to ensure they intensify measure re hygiene control.
- Shopping malls to ensure hygiene control measures.
- Increase capacity of hospitals.
- Monitoring system
- Mass campaign to educate.
- Minimize physical contact.
- Funding available to reinforce the systems introduced.
- National Command Council to meet 3 x per week.
