JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- South Africa will impose additional restrictive measures in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality in an effort to stem the resurgence of COVID-19 cases, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a televised address on Thursday.
Under the new rules, in addition to the existing Alert Level 1 regulations, Nelson Mandela Bay Metro will impose a curfew from midnight Thursday.
Also, the sale of alcohol from retail outlets will only be permitted between 10 a.m. (0800 GMT) and 6 p.m. (1600 GMT) from Monday to Thursday. Alcohol consumption in public space is strictly forbidden to prevent large social gatherings.
Ramaphosa said gatherings may not be attended by more than 100 people for indoor events and 250 for outdoor events. At all times, the total number of people in a venue may not exceed more than 50 percent of the capacity of the venue. All post-funeral gatherings are prohibited. Enditem
