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Events on the Garden Route will be prohibited until further notice, and public facilities and places will be closed to the public.
- Public events have been removed in parts of the Garden Route to prevent the spread of Covid-19 during the festive season.
- In George and Kannaland Townships, public facilities and sports fields have been closed.
- The closures come after Western Cape Prime Minister Alan Winde said that large indoor events were contributing to the increase in Covid-19 cases.
Large public events will be removed in some parts of the Western Cape in an attempt to control the rising Covid-19 numbers.
Events on the Garden Route will be banned until further notice, and public venues and facilities will be closed to the public, said Minister for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Anton Bredell.
“The region is experiencing increases in Covid-19 infections. Additionally, a large number of visitors are expected over the next few weeks, further increasing the risk of infection. This requires drastic action that we are not afraid to take. “
George Township has closed all sports facilities and public venues. All events at George have been canceled and venues are not available for events. The municipality of Kannaland has done the same and has closed all the facilities, including the town halls.
Municipal guidelines for camping facilities and places that cater to tourists are also being formulated and enforcement operations will continue to ensure compliance at taverns, fuel stations on major routes, and mass transit hubs.
“The Covid pandemic is not a sprint. It is a marathon. We are all in this marathon together and if we work together, more of us will reach the end of this pandemic and certainly much earlier. If we do not work together in the next few weeks, it is possible. that we see the situation getting worse and worse, “said Bredell.
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Steps taken to reduce the spread of the virus on the Garden Route follow statements by Western Cape Prime Minister Alan Winde that indoor gatherings have been a driver for the resurgence of cases.
“Our surveillance teams have traced many cluster outbreaks to gatherings of people indoors, as the virus spreads faster in confined spaces when there is little ventilation. The number of people allowed to gather indoors, currently 250 , is too high and should be reconsidered for specific hotspots where the virus is spreading faster, “he said.
On Tuesday, Winde said the province would be considering specific local interventions to limit the spread of the virus, and that the provincial government was strongly against “any forceful instrument, such as the imposition of a blockade” in the Western Cape.
He added that a lockdown would further damage the economy and cause significant job losses.
“We must first do everything possible, through our individual and collective action, to ensure that the resurgence is reversed and to avoid this tool having to be used again,” he said.
