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- The Gauteng provincial government is concerned about videos showing young people partying and not adhering to Covid-19 protocols.
- A video of a “Dinho convoy” showed dozens of young people dancing and singing, alcohol in hand and without masks or physical distancing.
- Gauteng currently has 15,265 active cases.
The Gauteng provincial government says its law enforcement agencies and other institutions will be in full force to ensure that Covid-19 shutdown regulations are met amid the second wave during the holiday season.
The province is deeply concerned about reports of people violating health protocols, with videos circulating on social media showing young people partying in large numbers with no masks and no physical distance in place.
In one case over the past weekend, dozens of young people were seen at an event known as a “Dinho convoy,” where young people were seen dancing to music and drinking alcohol along the R80 Mabopane highway towards the Daspoort tunnel. .
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula condemned the behavior and said such events ended in tragedy.
Speaking during the release of the preliminary 2020 holiday season statistics on Tuesday, Mbalula said:
We have seen circulating videos of revelers gathering and partying alongside our roads with little regard for Covid-19 regulations or health protocols. We are equally dismayed by the video clips of shameful behavior by young people, in what is known as a Dinho convoy along the R80 Mabopane highway towards the Daspoort tunnel, who were partying, drinking and blocking the road in large numbers. These vile acts invariably end in tragedy, as was the case with the Mabopane incident.
In a statement on Tuesday, Gauteng’s Acting Prime Minister Panyaza Lesufi strongly condemned the irresponsible behavior displayed by the people and said it undoubtedly increased the risk of the virus spreading.
“As we all take a break to spend time with our families during the holiday season, we are reminded that this year’s holiday season is different due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“We have to adapt to new ways of celebrating and relating to family and friends. Adherence to non-pharmaceutical interventions, such as maintaining physical detachment, the use of masks and regular hand hygiene, remain the most effective tool to protect ourselves. ourselves and others against the virus, “Lesufi said.
Lesufi said that law enforcement agencies and other institutions will continue to barricade, inspect retail stores, restaurants and bars across the province, and harsh measures will be taken against those who violate the law.
As of Monday, South Africa had a cumulative total of 930,711 cases, with 8,789 new cases reported.
There were 216 new Covid-19-related deaths, with the SA death toll now at 24,907.
Gauteng has a total of 258,202 cases, of which 15,265 are active, while 5,196 have died.
