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The government will consider additional restrictions for the Garden Route district in the Western Cape as a means of curbing the impact of a second wave of coronavirus in the area, says Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize.
Mkhize will meet with government and health officials in the area this week after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the area was a national coronavirus hotspot Thursday night (December 3).
At a press conference, Mkhize said that some of the restrictions being considered for the district include limitations on:
- Public hallways;
- Swimming pools;
- Great activities in parks;
- Encounters on beaches.
Mkhize said that these types of meetings are a “recipe” for large-scale events. He said the pandemic would not be ended through regulations and in hospitals, but through actions taken in the community.
Mkhize did not specify whether other local restrictions, such as seen at Nelson Mandela Bay – are also being considered.
On Friday, Western Cape Prime Minister Alan Winde welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision not to introduce local restrictions in the province, but cautioned that it was “ not without its problems. ”
“Currently, the National Minister of Health, Dr. Zweli Mkhize, is visiting Garden Route and is meeting with our teams, led by our provincial minister Nomafrench Mbombo, to see the situation on the ground for himself and pass on his comments to the national structures. . “
Winde said the Western Cape will present its plans to handle the resurgence, in line with a three-pronged approach of continuing its health response, ensuring behavior change in communities and effectively enforcing existing Tier 1 regulations.
“I have faith in our health response and our continued ability to manage this resurgence, and will present a plan to the President, at his request, on Monday.
“We need the help of all individuals, businesses, civil society groups, and faith-based organizations to deliver on this plan now and make sure we roll back this resurgence.
“In fact, we must show that we can control the situation through our own actions. And this requires each of us to change our behavior and make sure that we don’t get infected with Covid-19 or spread Covid-19. “
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