{"id":229558,"date":"2022-06-23T09:26:16","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T07:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/covid-19-regulations-cancelled\/"},"modified":"2022-06-23T09:26:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T07:26:16","slug":"covid-19-regulations-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/covid-19-regulations-cancelled\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 regulations cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202206\/healthminister1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Health Minister, Joe Phaahla, on Wednesday repealed the several COVID-19 regulations relating to the wearing of face masks, gatherings and persons entering the country.<\/p>\n<p>The regulations were promulgated by the Minister on 4 May in the Regulations Relating to the Surveillance and the Control of Notifiable Medical Conditions. President Cyril Ramaphosa in a national address in April said the regulations would be eased gradually.<\/p>\n<p>The gazetting of the regulations means that the wearing of face masks in any public-use indoor space or when on public transport to contain the spread of COVID-19 fell away, as was required.<\/p>\n<p>On gatherings, people congregating in public spaces will no longer be limited to certain numbers.<\/p>\n<p>The regulations stipulated that a maximum of 50% of the venue capacity may be&nbsp;occupied, provided that every attendee must be vaccinated against COVID-19 and produce a valid vaccination&nbsp;certificate. Alternatively, they could produce a valid certificate of a negative COVID-19 test obtained not more than 72&nbsp;hours before the date of the gathering.<\/p>\n<p>Where the sub-regulation (3) was not complied with, then attendance at the indoor&nbsp;gathering had to be limited to 1000 people or 50% of the capacity, whichever is&nbsp;smaller.<\/p>\n<p>For any outdoor gathering, a maximum of 50% of the venue capacity could be&nbsp;occupied.<\/p>\n<p>This was provided that every attendee was vaccinated against COVID-19 and produced a valid vaccination&nbsp;certificate. Otherwise, they could produce a valid certificate of a negative COVID-19 test which was obtained not more than 72&nbsp;hours before the date of the gathering.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding limitations on people entering the country, the regulations required that any person entering the country be vaccinated against COVID-19 and produce a valid vaccination&nbsp;certificate.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, this group of people needed to produce a valid certificate of a negative PCR COVID-19 test not&nbsp;older than 72 hours before the date of departure. \u2013 <strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health Minister, Joe Phaahla, on Wednesday repealed the several COVID-19 regulations relating to the wearing of face masks, gatherings and persons entering the country. The regulations were promulgated by the Minister on 4 May in the Regulations Relating to the Surveillance and the Control of Notifiable Medical Conditions. 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