At 8 pm local time on March 24, Indian Prime Minister Molde made a nationally televised speech, announcing that India had entered a “blockade” from 0 pm on March 25.
Under the terms of the embargo: for the next 21 days, in addition to the necessary services and facilities (such as food, groceries, necessities, medicine and food delivery to homes, banks, ATMs, telecommunications, media, police, fire, security and related industries), all offices, companies, factories are closed, and everyone must stay at home.
Public Transport such as buses, subways, flights, buses, and taxis will also be suspended, with only a portion of capacity reserved for medical and other emergency personnel.
South Africa is closing its ports in response to the blockade
South Africa’s Transnet Port and Terminal Group (TPT) is understood to have announced that it will take measures in response to the president’s remarks on the epidemic.
South Africa’s president, Ramaphosa, announced in a televised address to the COVID-19 on the evening of March 23 that a national blockade would be in place from midnight on March 26 to midnight on April 16 to prevent a rapid spread of the disease, for 21 days.
In line with the government’s epidemic prevention policy, TPT announced the imminent closure of transport ports, including Saldanha Port, South Africa’s largest iron ore shipping port.
