Perfect Covid-19 storm to hit SA in coming days via TheCitizen_News
Commuters are pictured at Bree Taxi rank in Johannesburg, 29 June 2020. All commuters are required to wear masks as well as sanitise their hands when in the taxi. Picture: Tracy Lee Stark
According to epidemiologist Dr Jabulani Ncayiana, the opening of schools, restaurants and increased air and land transit could spark a new wave of infections in the next two weeks. In North West, government confirmed at least 106 new Covid-19 cases at schools in the province. These included 11 non-teaching staff, 73 teachers and 22 learners. Last week the Gauteng education department confirmed that 188 teachers and 58 learners tested positive for the virus since the partial opening of schools, with the disease affecting 176 schools in the province.
This was clearly evident in the informal taxi industry, where it was difficult to gain consensus to travel with open windows, especially entering into the colder months.You might be safer in an aircraft than you think: Wendy Alberts, CEO of the Restaurant Association of South Africa pointed out that no directive existed from government on capacity limits inside restaurants, leaving much to individual discretion.
Despite this the industry body was optimistic of the overall benefits of reopening the sector, vowing to take heed of all guidelines and regulations.Meanwhile, Transport minister Fikile Mbalula attempted to quell rising anger in the informal taxi industry, amid threats from taxi group Santaco of protest action and outright defiance of the remaining restrictions on the sector.
He warned the industry, which had promised to resume 100% loading and interprovincial travel in violation oof Covid-19 regulations, that these actions would put it on a collision course with law enforcement.
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