The South African government has announced a new ban on alcohol sales and made masks mandatory after a surge in coronavirus cases in the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa reintroduced restrictions on Monday after South Africa became the continent's first to record one million coronavirus cases. As well as the mask rule and the alcohol ban, many of the country's beaches will also be closed. South Africa passed one million recorded coronavirus cases on Sunday, while it has registered nearly 27,000 deaths. The latest restrictions come days after several countries closed to all travel from South Africa.

Source: Daily Mail December 28, 2020 22:36 UTC