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The Health Department was expected to publish the new Covid-19 regulations at midnight. Following the government's decision to lift the national state of disaster in April, the Act which was used to manage the disease for two years also fell away. Draft regulations under the National Health Act were then introduced to manage Covid-19 for 30 days. The 30-day period has now lapsed. Several organizations have indicated that they will go to court if the regulations are made law. Yesterday (Wednesday) the Western Cape high court heard a legal challenge by the non-profit organization, Action 4 Freedom, arguing that Health Minister Joe Phaahla had to provide three months for comments according to their interpretation of the law. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to the spokesperson for Action 4 Freedom, Conell Loggenberg and Chairman of the South African Medical Association, SAMA - Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa...
By SAfmThe Health Department was expected to publish the new Covid-19 regulations at midnight. Following the government's decision to lift the national state of disaster in April, the Act which was used to manage the disease for two years also fell away. Draft regulations under the National Health Act were then introduced to manage Covid-19 for 30 days. The 30-day period has now lapsed. Several organizations have indicated that they will go to court if the regulations are made law. Yesterday (Wednesday) the Western Cape high court heard a legal challenge by the non-profit organization, Action 4 Freedom, arguing that Health Minister Joe Phaahla had to provide three months for comments according to their interpretation of the law. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to the spokesperson for Action 4 Freedom, Conell Loggenberg and Chairman of the South African Medical Association, SAMA - Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa...

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