Cabinet approves changes to adjusted Alert Level 1 COVID-19 regulations

A special Cabinet meeting has approved changes to the adjusted Alert Level 1 COVID-19 regulations.

This follows meetings of the National Coronavirus Command Council and the President’s Coordinating Council (PCC) which received updates on the management of COVID-19 in South Africa.

CABINET APPROVES CHANGES TO ADJUSTED ALERT LEVEL 1 COVID-19 REGULATIONS

A special Cabinet meeting held today, 31 January 2022, has approved changes to the Adjusted Alert Level 1 COVID-19 regulations.

— Presidency | South Africa ?? (@PresidencyZA) January 31, 2022

The changes include: Those who test positive with no symptoms do not have to isolate. If you test positive with symptoms, the isolation period has been reduced from 10 to 7 days.

Contacts do not have to isolate unless they develop symptoms.

Cabinet also reviewed the resumption of schooling to full-time learning in all schools.

Primary, secondary and special schools will return to daily attendance.

The regulatory provision for social distancing of one-meter for learners in schools has also been removed.

Latest COVID-19 Statistics:

As of today the cumulative number of #COVID19 cases identified in SA is 3 605 222 with 1 366 new cases reported. Today 71 deaths have been reported bringing the total to 95 093 deaths. The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 3 456 461 with a recovery rate of 95.9% pic.twitter.com/oxvs50HqnH

— Department of Health (@HealthZA) January 31, 2022