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Making headlines: Ramaphosa urges citizens to prepare for ‘new reality’ with Covid-19, SAA rescue team to appeal court ruling on layoffs and, Nigeria tops coronavirus cases in West Africa

Ramaphosa urges citizens to prepare for ‘new reality’ with Covid-19

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday warned South Africans that they may have to prepare for a new reality in which the fight against coronavirus will be a part of daily life.

The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases now stands at 10 015 with a death toll of 194.

After lockdown South Africans will still be required to observe physical distancing, wear face masks, wash hands regularly, and avoid contact with other people, he stressed.

SAA rescue team to appeal court ruling on layoffs

Administrators trying save South African Airways will appeal a court ruling that ordered them to halt a layoff process, one of the administrators Siviwe Dongwana has said.

The Labour Court's decision to side with two trade unions in its judgment on Friday was a major blow to the administrators as they have said that layoffs are necessary to avoid the airline being liquidated.

State-owned SAA has been fighting for its survival since entering a form of bankruptcy protection in December.

Nigeria tops coronavirus cases in West Africa

Nigeria has surpassed Ghana in having the highest number of Covid-19 infections in West Africa.

Figures on real-time data portal Worldometer indicated that Africa's most populous country was currently sitting on 4 399 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with 143 deaths, while Ghana comes second with 4 263 cases, out of which 22 people had died.

The Worldometer Africa dashboard showed South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Nigeria and Ghana continued to have the highest number of reported coronavirus cases on the continent.

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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