Harboursandports.com.Lagos: South African President
Cyril Ramaphosa has affirmed a national state of disaster as he announced a
range of extraordinary measures to contain the Coronavirus outbreak that has
infected 61 people so far in the country.
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| President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa |
Addressing the nation, the South African President,
Ramaphosa said the outbreak could have a significant and potentially lasting
impact on a struggling economy already in recession.
He also placed travel bans to high-risk countries
such as Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Germany, the United States, the United
Kingdom, and China from 18th March 2020.
He encouraged South Africans to refrain from
international travel and said social gatherings should be limited.
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