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Coronavirus: African countries scale back on COVID-19 measures

With new COVID-19 cases significantly dropping, many countries are increasingly curtailing COVID-19 surveillance and quarantine measures.

24
Mar
2022

Reuters

S.Africa's COVID state of disaster to end at midnight – Ramaphosa

South Africa's national state of disaster, in place for more than two years in response to COVID-19, will end from midnight local time on Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said.

04
Apr
2022

The Conversation

South Africa has lifted most COVID-19 restrictions. But risks remain

In early April South Africa ended most of the mandatory measures it put in place to curb the spread of SARS-CoV-2.

06
Apr
2022

Frontiers

Global narratives on unequal outcomes produced by lockdown in Africa: A social science perspective on the “one-size-fits all” COVID-19 response

Introduction: Lockdown measures were introduced worldwide to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and several studies showed the positive impacts of these policies in places such as China and Europe. Many African governments also imposed lockdowns at the beginning of the pandemic.

29
Mar
2023

Financial times

Lockdowns compared: tracking governments’ coronavirus responses.

From business closures to movement restrictions, how countries’ policies around the world are changing.

23
Dec
2022