EXTRA: Ramaphosa bans alcohol sales in South Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced a ban on alcohol sales and said mask -wearing would be mandatory in public as his country became the continent’ s first to record one million coronavirus cases .

Ramaphosa said during a televised speech that alcohol would be temporarily banned from midnight to help emergency services already under pressure .

He also announced it would be “ compulsory for every person to wear mask in public spaces, ” saying it was a “ drastic measure, now necessary ” .

( AFP)

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