South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa says restrictive COVID-19 regulations that have weighed on the nation’s struggling economy for two years will be removed on today.
The state of disaster currently regulates the country’s COVID-19 rules and has been in place since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020.
In a live broadcast, Ramaphosa said that the state of disaster would only end once a public consultation on new regulations to replace it was complete, but that a number of the restrictions would be eased from today.
Other changes include the removal of a requirement to wear masks outdoors, though these would remain compulsory inside public buildings and on public transport.
