{"id":27521,"date":"2020-03-16T00:40:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T22:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/?p=27521"},"modified":"2020-03-16T00:40:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T22:40:25","slug":"coronavirus-in-sa-new-restrictions-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/coronavirus-in-sa-new-restrictions-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus in SA: New Restrictions &#038; What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa is in a state of restrictive precautions following the growing concern of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, with President Cyril Ramaphosa announcing some new measures to help curb the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ramaphosa&#8217;s press conference on Sunday, 15th March, the new restrictions in place are the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Travel bans on individuals from high-risk countries, including Italy, Iran, South Korea, China, Spain, Germany, the UK, and the US.<\/li>\n<li>South Africa will stop issuing visas to visitors from certain high-risk countries, and revoke visas which have already been issued.<\/li>\n<li>South Africans are advised to avoid travelling to or through Europe, the US, the UK, Iran, South Korea and China.<\/li>\n<li>Foreign nationals from high-risk countries will be denied an entry visa to South Africa.<\/li>\n<li>South Africans who are returning from high-risk countries will be required to undergo testing and self-isolation.<\/li>\n<li>Non-essential government travel overseas will be curtailed.<\/li>\n<li>Non-essential local travel must be curtailed.<\/li>\n<li>Gatherings of more than 100 people will be prohibited.<\/li>\n<li>Large government events will be cancelled.<\/li>\n<li>Schools will be closed from 18 March 2020 until after the Easter holidays.<\/li>\n<li>35 land ports will be shut down from Monday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find out more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/coronavirus-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coronavirus in South Africa<\/a>, and check out some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/top-5-easy-ways-to-avoid-getting-sick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tips on how to stay hygienic and avoid getting sick this season!.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>If you&#8217;d like to take precautions and look after your own health, PriceCheck lists the best prices on health &amp; wellness items, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/campaigns\/view-campaign\/326\/healthy-immunity?utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Coronavirus_in_SA_New_Restrictions_What_You_Need_to_Know&amp;utm_content=Coronavirus_in_SA_New_Restrictions_What_You_Need_to_Know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immune boosters<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/campaigns\/view-campaign\/327\/healthy-breathing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prevention<\/a>,\u00a0and other health and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/campaign\/pages\/keepithealth\/107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hygiene<\/a> products.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/campaign\/pages\/keepithealth\/107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21641 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png\" alt=\"view offers\" width=\"300\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa is in a state of restrictive precautions following the growing concern of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, with President Cyril Ramaphosa announcing some new measures to help curb the spread of the virus. 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