Beaches and all public amenities closed from today – new directives
Published: March 22, 2020<< BACK TO NEWS
In efforts to ensure that all necessary precautions are taken to ensure that the transmission of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, is contained, beaches and all public amenities will be closed from today to comply with national directives.
Shane Brown, Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Director:
Disaster Management, said the guidelines by Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister
of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), compels the
municipality to close all beaches, braai areas, swimming pools and other public
amenities from today (Sunday, 22 March).
"This is in addition to the closure of sporting facilities,
libraries and museums that is already being enforced,” Brown said.
It is also critical that following is adhered to:
1.
The implementation of social distancing
guidelines (no more than 100 people in close contact at church services and
funerals),
2.
No more than 50 people at premises where alcohol
is consumed on and off-site.
3.
All regulations published in Government Gazette
43107 dated 18 March 2020.
A dedicated webpage on the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
website (http://www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/page/disaster-management-advisory-forum-covid-19)
has been established to share numerous aspects of the Nelson Mandela Bay Disaster
Management response to the pandemic.
For more information go
to www.sacoronavirus.co.za, the national helpline 0800 029 999 or whatsapp 060
012 3456.
Ends
Issued on behalf of the
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Disaster Management Advisory Forum by Municipal
Spokesman Kupido Baron (082 780 2726 / 041 506 1500 / kbaron@mandelametro.gov.za /
@kupidobaron).
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