The full-time whistle is set to blow on the State of Disaster – but some light lockdown restrictions may be with us for some time to come.

South Africa’s scientific community now believes that lockdown restrictions have had their day – and Shabir Madhi is leading the charge.

Will the State of Disaster restrictions soon come to an end? There is now significant pressure on the government to bring SA out of lockdown.

A day after deciding against any new restrictions for South Africa, the Health Department stated that the situation ‘will be reviewed soon’.

Auckland is currently sealed off from the rest of New Zealand, with roadblocks due to be removed on 15 December

The Covid spike comes despite the fact that 82% of Dutch people over the age of 12 have been fully vaccinated

Prime Minister Mario Draghi has defended the green pass as a way to boost vaccination rates and avoid further lockdowns in Italy

Melbourne has followed Sydney’s lead in abandoning the strategy after failing to contain the highly infectious Delta variant

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a ‘stay at home’ order for London and southeast England to slow a new coronavirus strain.

Despite the sacrifices the industry is again being forced to make, tourism leaders are supportive of the restrictions over the peak holiday period.