As lockdown levels ease, South Africans should still persist with safety protocols and help bolster their community needs
Family members and funeral workers carry the coffin of a man who died from Covid-10 at a cemetery in Cape Town. Picture: REUTERS/SUMAYA HISHAM
The government has also worked fervently to increase the number of beds in hospitals across the country in preparation for an influx of patients suffering from Covid-19. In some instances, data emerging on case numbers in some provinces has been misaligned and sometimes inaccurate. Covid-19 hot-spots have emerged in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, with more than half the country’s cases emanating from the two provinces.
The World Health Organisation has provided sound guidelines for countries contemplating the easing of lockdown. These include: The risk of importation being managed and communities empowered to adjust to new norms under different levels of lockdown. Community organisations — specifically local government, civil society, religious organisations and community policing forums — will be empowered to monitor compliance and enforce regulations. This should bring communities together, rather than create hostility against members of the police and the army.
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