Fri Mar 18, 2022 – 3:06 pm EDT
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (LifeSiteNews) — A set of new draft laws introduced in South Africa could make permanent some of the liberty-crushing measures imposed on citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic, and enshrine into law a type of medical caste system formally excluding the unvaccinated from public life.
“Under new draft laws published by the government this week, the National Health Act is seeking to enforce some mask wearing and social distancing rules on a regular basis,” The South African reported on Thursday.
According to the report, even after South Africa emerges from its COVID-inspired “state of disaster,” which the government has extended for yet another month, mask mandates for public indoor spaces and social distancing requirements would persist under the proposed legislation so long as COVID is considered a “notifiable disease.”
Directives included in the draft laws include maximum capacity requirements and a “compliance officer” on-staff for all customer-facing businesses, mask mandates for all public areas including public transportation, a requirement to make hand sanitizer available upon entry to any public establishment, and continued encouragement to work from home.
Several of the directives appear to have been
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