FILE PHOTO: A person crosses the street during sunset, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Soweto, South Africa, April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa will tighten COVID-19 restrictions for 14 days as current containment measures are not sufficient to prevent a rise in infections, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday.
"Additional restrictions are necessary, ... We will put these additional restrictions in place for the next 14 days," Ramaphosa said in an address to the nation.
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