Hon Chairperson, hon Deputy Minister, today we face together, as a nation, an unprecedented attack by an invisible enemy, isilwanyane esingabonwa ngamehlo [an animal that cannot be seen with a naked eye].
Yesterday the official number of confirmed cases was 116. We have broken the 100-case mark and precautionary measures must be immediately implemented in order to flatten the curve of the continuing spread of the virus. The IFP has said that this is not the time for panic, hysteria and misinformation. It is time for wisdom and responsible action. We urge all South Africans to heed the precautionary instructions of avoiding social contact; seeking medical advice if ill; washing hands regularly; self- isolation if instructed to do so; using disposable tissue when coughing and sneezing; and keeping the safe distance from one another in public.
isiZulu:
Ngqongqoshe, sengiphetha, ngiyafisa ukuthi kenihlale phansi nethimba lakho nibheke ngoba uma umuntu ephuma phesheya eza la niyamcwaninga; ake nicwaninge abasuka emadolobheni beya emakhaya ngoba njengoba sisemadolobheni nje sisezindaweni eziminyene, sesizosuka siye emakhaya siyothelela abantu nje abangenalutho, abamsulwa. Besicela ukuthi uma nihlezi nethimba lakho kenibheke ukuthi asisuki yini nalento emadolobheni siye nayo emakhaya, ngoba uma iye yafika emakhaya liyobhubha izwe yilesi silwane. Ngiyabonga. [Applause.]