Overberg named as a COVID-19 hotspot

Writer De Waal Steyn.

There is still uncertainty over what the effect on residents and businesses will be after the Overberg was named by Pres Cyril Ramaphosa as one of several COVID-19 hotspots countrywide.

This follows the president’s announcement on Sunday 24 May that the whole country will be moving to Alert Level 3 of the lockdown from 1 June. This level will see an easing of several regulations, including the lifting of the ban on the sale of liquor, but not on cigarettes and other tobacco-related products.

In a televised address, Ramaphosa said details of the new regulations would be made available when discussions have been concluded. He added, however, that areas of the country where infection numbers are high, which he referred to as “hotspots”, may see more stringent restrictions, compared to other parts of the country.

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