State of the Nation 2020
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COVID-19 Statistics in South Africa
634996
Tests Completed
25937
Positive Cases
13451
Recoveries
552
Deaths
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"In helping our nation to cope with these difficulties, we acknowledge and welcome the call that has been made by our religious leaders for a day of prayer. Prayer will comfort and strengthen us as we continue to fight this pandemic."
- President Cyril Ramaphosa
Comparative summary of Alert Level 3 and 4
- The next stage of South Africa's response
- A differentiated approach will mean:
- South Africa will be placed on alert level 3
- This means all economic activity is allowed to resume except for:
- South Africa will be placed on alert level 3 from 1 June
- This means
- This means (2)
- Closure of borders
- Special measures will apply in hotspot areas
- Creating a safe workplace
- At Level 3 we need to take personal responsibility
- Special measures for the most vulnerable
- How to protect yourself from others
Message from the President on COVID-19 pandemic
It is exactly 10 weeks since we declared a national state of disaster in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, we have implemented severe and unprecedented measures – including a nation-wide lockdown – to contain the spread of the virus.
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"As individuals, as families, as communities, it is you who will determine whether we experience the devastation that so many other countries have suffered, or whether we can spare our people, our society and our economy from the worst effects of this pandemic."
- President Cyril Ramaphosa
- The lockdown has worked
- Percentage daily increase in new positive cases
- Number of reported cases on the 48th day after the 100th cases
- We have built the capacity of our health system
- Relief provided to businesses (1)
- Relief provided to businesses (2)
- Support to vulnerable households
- The next phase of our response
- Prevalence of COVID-19
- A Differentiated Approach
Message from the President on COVID-19 pandemic
This week, our country reached a sad moment in the progression of the coronavirus pandemic, as we recorded our 219th death from the disease.
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"The virus exacts a heavy toll not only on the health of our people, but also on our people’s ability to earn a living, to feed themselves and their families, to learn and to develop, and to enjoy many of the basic freedoms that we daily take for granted."
- President Cyril RamaphosaFreedom Day Message from President Cyril Ramaphosa
Fellow South Africans, Sanibonani. Dumelang. Inhlekani. Molweni. Lotjhani. Ndi masiari. Goeie dag. Good afternoon. On this day twenty-six years ago, a new nation was born in Africa.
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"By delaying the spread of the virus, we have had time to prepare our health facilities and mobilise some of the essential medical supplies needed to meet the inevitable increase in infections."
- President Cyril Ramaphosa
Message from the President on COVID-19 pandemic
My Fellow South Africans, It is 25 days since South Africa began a nation-wide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus. It has demanded of you great fortitude and endurance.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa updates on COVID-19
My Fellow South Africans, At midnight tonight, it will be exactly two weeks since our country entered into an unprecedented nation-wide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
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"If we end the lockdown too soon or too abruptly, we risk a massive and uncontrollable resurgence of the disease.
We risk reversing the gains we have made over the last few weeks, and rendering meaningless the great sacrifices that have been made"
- President Cyril Ramaphosa
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President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation Address 2020
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