Resurgence in Covid-19 cases
South Africa is currently facing its second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
With a resurgence in Covid-19 cases, South Africa is now experiencing the second wave of the disease with KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Gauteng having reported the most number of new infections.
At the time of writing, Ugu District had 6 831 confirmed Covid-19 cases, 4 593 recoveries and 154 deaths.
Nationally, a cumulative total of 873 679 Covid-19 cases had been reported with 764 977 recoveries and 23 661 deaths.
“Generally, Covid-19 is only flaring up now, because when the statistics started to go down, too many people became complacent and started assuming that the virus was no longer a threat,” said KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu
“We are now learning the hard way how wrong those assumptions were. With the second wave now here, if precautions are strictly followed, there is an opportunity for health workers and the public to buck the trend and avoid being part of the statistics from this global phenomenon,” she said.
Under the revised level 1 restrictions, tighter enforcement of hygiene protocols have been implemented.
This means drivers and operators of any form of public transport must ensure that all passengers wear a mask.
Managers or owners of buildings, places or premises – including retail stores, shopping centres, and government buildings – are obliged by law to ensure that all customers who enter their facilities or buildings wear a mask.
“This places a responsibility on all owners, managers and employers – and on all of us – to ensure that South Africans are safe whenever they are in any of these places,” said President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier this week.
Responsible individuals who do not ensure compliance with the regulations by their passengers, customers or employees will be liable to a fine or to imprisonment of up to six months.
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