KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala says eThekwini municipality will move to level 4 of lockdown on Friday but under strict regulations
KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala said eThekwini would move to level 4 on Friday along with the rest of the country. He was speaking at the disaster management centre on Wednesday, and he and KZN health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu also accepted mobile testing vehicles.KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala says the eThekwini municipality will move to level 4 of lockdown on Friday but under strict regulations.
“eThekwini is going to be part of those that are opening up some sectors and therefore it means we will be part of level four but that means that all regulations that are still attached will be implemented strictly,” said Zikalala. Zikalala was speaking at the disaster management centre on Wednesday where he, along with eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda and health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu, received 10 mobile testing vehicles. Each vehicle is estimated to be able to take 120 swabs a day based on a 6-hour day.
In the build-up to the relaxation of lockdown rules on Friday, there had been much talk on whether the municipality, which is the epicentre of the virus in the province, would be downgraded. EThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda is calling on residents to adhere to lockdown regulations as the municipality prepares to be downgraded to level four of the lockdown
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