Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma indicated on Tuesday that government can declare the National State of Disaster again should COVID-19 infections increase.
According to Dlamini Zuma, although the COVID-19 pandemic no longer qualified as a disaster the country will be in a 30-day transitional post-disaster management period that will be legislated accordingly.
“If we look after ourselves, wear masks and make sure that we do what needs to be done… we may avoid a situation where this pandemic becomes a disaster again. That is what we’re hoping for. In the event that it becomes a disaster, we will have to revert back to the Act,” Dlamini-Zuma said. The Minister indicated that, since the pandemic was still existent, the government needed to introduce transitional measures which were allowed by the DMA and were post-disaster measures.
“The post-disaster management measures and rehabilitation measures require that the wearing of masks continue for at least another 30 days for indoor gatherings. Masks are not necessary for outdoor gatherings,” Dlamini-Zuma added.cases identified in SA is 3 725 177 with 1 538 new cases reported. Today 15 deaths have been reported bringing the total to 100 067 deaths.
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