Restaurant manager gets emotional during national address
President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved the country to adjusted level 4 of the lockdown for at least the next 14 days.
A photo of a manager of a restaurant who was deeply upset and almost close to tears after hearing the news of the new level 4 lockdown in South Africa is going viral on social media.
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Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Sunday evening amid mounting concern over the surge in COVID-19 infections.
His address comes days after the scientists announced that the highly transmissible Delta variant is circulating in five provinces and is now the dominant strain in South Africa.
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Ramaphosa further mentioned that restaurants will only be permitted to open for take-aways and delivery.
Ramaphosa has also instituted a complete ban on the sale of alcohol.
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Many restaurants have had to close their doors for the next two weeks - and it has caused a lot of emotions for many. The photo that is currently going viral was allegedly taken at exactly 8:20 pm after the President announced that restaurants would be closing again.
Celeste Perry, the owner of Fat Cactus in Gardens, shared a photo taken by Kaylee Bush.
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Image Credit: Facebook/ Kaylee Bush