President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet with religious leaders to discuss the coronavirus outbreak. Various leaders have taken the decision to cancel mass gatherings and also cancel normal weekly services.
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JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet with religious leaders to discuss the coronavirus pandemic.
Various leaders have taken the decision to cancel mass gatherings and also cancel normal weekly services.
They've asked their congregants to take heed to a call by the president to not have gatherings of more than 100 people and practise social distancing.
The meeting is part of a series of consultations the president is undertaking with leaders across various sectors of society amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, government has announced several regulations to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The regulations were gazetted late on Wednesday by Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
Under the new regulations places that serve alcohol, such as clubs, pubs, restaurants and shebeens will be limited to no more than 50 patrons.
