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These actions were taken under special powers granted by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/gcis_document\/202004\/43199rg11078-gon446.pdf\">Disaster Management Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In April 2022, South Africa\u2019s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an end to the crisis management mode the country had been in for two years. Now processes are underway to embed some of the special regulations into the country\u2019s general health regulations related to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicd.ac.za\/nmc-overview\/\">notifiable medical conditions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notifiable medical conditions are conditions, diseases or infections that pose an immediate and significant risk to public health. The diseases are categorised based on the severity of the threat they pose. Each disease is designated a reporting time and a set of conditions aimed at controlling its spread. 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