Yesterday, Cabinet approved changes to the Adjusted Alert Level 1 COVID-19 regulations during a special meeting. The decision was based on information provided by the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) and the President’s Coordinating Council (PCC). Most recent information indicates that South Africa has exited the fourth wave nationally. Based on the trajectory of the pandemic and the levels of vaccination in the country, Cabinet has decided to make the following changes to Adjusted Alert Level 1 with immediate effect:

1. Those who test positive with no symptoms do not have to isolate.
2. If you test positive with symptoms, the isolation period has been reduced from 10 to 7 days.
3. Contacts do not have to isolate unless they develop symptoms.
4. Primary, secondary and special schools will return to daily attendance. The regulatory provision for social distancing of 1meter for learners in schools has also been removed.

The rationale for these amendments is informed by the proportion of people with immunity to COVID-19 which has risen substantially, exceeding 60-80% in several sero-surveys.

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