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The new directive also spells out requirements to be met by any ‘parent, caregiver or … designated family member’ choosing not to send a learner to school and the procedures to be followed when authorising the necessary exemption application.deviations from the phased return to teaching and learning, and.the associated responsibilities of school principals, management teams and teachers.The latest target dates for reopening state-run schools were gazetted on 2 August in a notice also dealing with:.A consolidated version of the Covid-19 lockdown level three disaster management regulations is available on the South African Government website (but does not necessarily reflect the measures in sector-specific ministerial directives).The list of ‘specific economic exclusions’ during Covid-19 lockdown level three has been updated, replacing one included in the 25 June regulations (which replaced the list in regulations issued on 28 May).

for humanitarian operations, repatriations, evacuations, medical emergencies and the movement of diplomatic mission personnel, the staff of international organisations and any other people identified by ministerial determination, and.

transporting fuel, cargo and goods to and from SA.

require the Minister of Home Affairs to designate ports of entry to be used when:.

confirm that tourist attractions are to ‘remain closed except for intra-provincial private self-drive excursion activities and guided tours’, and to.

permit the use of accommodation establishments for ‘intra-provincial leisure purposes’.

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update restrictions on the use of sports grounds, fields and public swimming pools.

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clarify the conditions in terms of which professional sports matches may be held.

relax the night-time curfew by one hour (now from 22:00 to 04:00).

Amendments were gazetted on 31 July to:.

Liberty's statistics show that in terms of cancer, prostate cancer is still the leading cause of claims among men, while for women, it’s breast cancer. Retrenchment, trauma and stroke comprised 9%, 7% and 6% of claims respectively. “Life and disability cover benefits therefore become very important.”ĭespite the dire affect of the pandemic, death and impairment by cancer and leukaemia topped the list of claims, as in the previous year, comprising 27%. This was followed by cardiac and cardio-vascular-related causes, which made up 20% of all claims. “Due to the debilitating nature of this disease, specific psychiatric disorders post Covid-19 symptoms such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, dementia and psychosis have been a real phenomenon, and this has an affect on the wellbeing of a lot of people.

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Psychiatrist Dr Ingrid Williamson said that the long-term effects of Covid-19 were being recognised as a growing problem. A series of published studies showed that 34% of patients were diagnosed with neurological or psychiatric symptoms within six months of their acute infection, of which 12.8% were diagnosed for the first time with such a disorder - mostly depression and anxiety, she said. It’s become apparent that some of those who survived the coronavirus are not able to return to their former level of functioning and require ongoing healthcare, Liberty said. But the company said it probably paid out more than R575m in Covid-related claims, given that some Covid-19 deaths were recorded as natural causes.

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Unsurprisingly, Covid-19 related funeral claims peaked during the first wave, with most claims coming from the Eastern Cape, Gauteng and the Free State.

More than R500m was paid out by Liberty to cover confirmed Covid-related death and health-related claims, with death being the leading cause. The claim statistics reflect only the effects of the first wave of Covid-19 in the middle of the year, Pillay said. The insurer also had a 200% spike in death claims from the beginning of hard lockdown in April 2020 - three times above “normal” levels.