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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>CAPE TOWN: Johannesburg mayor Geoffrey Makhubo tested positive for Covid-19 and has gone into self-quarantine as part of the recovery process, his office said on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cGauteng and, indeed, Johannesburg are officially in a third wave and residents are urged to take the necessary non-medical precautions seriously, and to ensure they wear masks, maintain social distance and limit movement, in compliance with the level 3 regulations currently in place,\u201d his office said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mayor will continue to monitor and provide guidance on work currently being carried out, to contain and manage the spread of Covid-19 in the City, while he is in self-quarantine.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed that South Africa recorded has recorded 13 575 new Covid-19 infections and had a total of 110 725 active cases.<\/p>\n

According to the latest statistics, the country\u2019s Covid-19 death toll stood at 58 590.<\/p>\n

Gauteng has been reeling under the grip of the third wave, with a surge in the number of infections and hospitalisations.<\/p>\n

The Sunday Independent reported that on Thursday, the number of Covid-19 patients in Gauteng health facilities stood at 4 700, with 1 380 admitted to the intensive care units (ICU) and a further 3 432 being treated in general wards.<\/p>\n

Faced with the rising number of Covid-19 infections and an increase in hospital admissions, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced stricter lockdown regulations.<\/p>\n

In an address to the nation on Tuesday night, Ramaphosa moved the country to level 3 of the lockdown in an effort to curb the spike in Covid-19 infections.<\/p>\n

Among the measures announced by the President is a restriction on alcohol sales and new curfews that kick in from tonight, when the regulations are gazetted.<\/p>\n

The sale of alcohol will be permitted from 10am to 6pm, from Monday to Thursday. Public Holidays are excluded.<\/p>\n

On-site sale of alcohol is permitted at premises up to 9pm.<\/p>\n

A curfew of from 10pm to 4am will take effect from midnight, while the number of people allowed to gather is no more than 50 people indoors and 150 outdoors.<\/p>\n

Attendance at funerals may not exceed 50 people and after funeral gatherings are not permitted.<\/p>\n

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