READ IN FULL: Cyril Ramaphosa’s full address on lockdown level 2
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My fellow South Africans,
It has been five months since we declared a national state of disaster to combat to the coronavirus pandemic.
As I said then, and as I repeat now, never before in the history of our democracy has our country been confronted with such a severe threat — a situation that has demanded an extraordinary response and much sacrifice.
It has been an immensely difficult five months, and the pandemic has taken a heavy toll — on the health of our people, on families and communities, on the public health system, on the economy and on people’s everyday lives.
During this difficult period what all of us have longed for as South Africans most of all is to be healthy, restore our livelihoods and rebuild our economy.
I address you this evening amid signs of hope.
We are making progress in our fight against Covid-19.
Over the last three weeks, the number of new confirmed cases has dropped from a peak of over 12,000 a day to an average over the past week of around 5,000 a day.
The recovery rate from coronavirus has risen from 48% at the time of my last address and now stands at 80%.
The cumulative number of cases in our country remains extremely high at 583,653.
However, the number of active cases is declining every day, and now stands at around 105,000.
The virus appears to have peaked in several provinces, including the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Gauteng and possibly in KwaZulu-Natal.
Fewer people are presenting with symptoms at our health facilities.
We are also finding that fewer people are requiring admission in our hospitals and the demand for coronavirus tests has dropped.
The number of patients hospitalised has decreased from 10,000 at the beginning of the month to around 4,000.
This is significantly reducing the pressure on our health facilities.
As of Saturday, 11,667 people are confirmed to have died from Covid-19 in SA.
We mourn each and every one who has passed away and the many more that we may not yet know about.
The deaths of so many people in such a short space of time due to a virus such as this is a human tragedy of proportions that we would not have expected to befall our nation at a time of peace and democracy.
It is now clear that had we not acted as swiftly and ...
It has been five months since we declared a national state of disaster to combat to the coronavirus pandemic.
As I said then, and as I repeat now, never before in the history of our democracy has our country been confronted with such a severe threat — a situation that has demanded an extraordinary response and much sacrifice.
It has been an immensely difficult five months, and the pandemic has taken a heavy toll — on the health of our people, on families and communities, on the public health system, on the economy and on people’s everyday lives.
During this difficult period what all of us have longed for as South Africans most of all is to be healthy, restore our livelihoods and rebuild our economy.
I address you this evening amid signs of hope.
We are making progress in our fight against Covid-19.
Over the last three weeks, the number of new confirmed cases has dropped from a peak of over 12,000 a day to an average over the past week of around 5,000 a day.
The recovery rate from coronavirus has risen from 48% at the time of my last address and now stands at 80%.
The cumulative number of cases in our country remains extremely high at 583,653.
However, the number of active cases is declining every day, and now stands at around 105,000.
The virus appears to have peaked in several provinces, including the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Gauteng and possibly in KwaZulu-Natal.
Fewer people are presenting with symptoms at our health facilities.
We are also finding that fewer people are requiring admission in our hospitals and the demand for coronavirus tests has dropped.
The number of patients hospitalised has decreased from 10,000 at the beginning of the month to around 4,000.
This is significantly reducing the pressure on our health facilities.
As of Saturday, 11,667 people are confirmed to have died from Covid-19 in SA.
We mourn each and every one who has passed away and the many more that we may not yet know about.
The deaths of so many people in such a short space of time due to a virus such as this is a human tragedy of proportions that we would not have expected to befall our nation at a time of peace and democracy.
It is now clear that had we not acted as swiftly and ...
