By REGINALD KANYANE
North West MEC for Health, Madoda Sambatha urges entities to adhere to the COVID-19 regulations. This comes after he ordered the closure of the Wolmaranstad Post Office and the Home Affairs offices respectively because of their persistent failure to comply with COVID-19 regulations.
“The two institutions have been found to be consistent with non-compliance with COVID-19 regulations regarding social distancing, wearing of masks in public and sanitizing.
“In January, we also closed a supermarket in Zeerust near Lehurutshe and another store in Tlokwe. We have been visiting all regions across the province to raise awareness on COVID-19 and encourage public compliance to prevention measures and checking businesses for compliance to the regulations,” he said.
Sambatha further said they will continue to enforce compliance with COVID-19 regulations to prevent the further spread of the virus. He added that they will not hesitate to order the closure of any business or facility where there is a complete disregard to COVID-19 prevention measures.
“We have also committed to continuing with the compliance and awareness campaign drives to ensure to protect the community and individuals people from infection. Even though we are about to roll out the vaccine, it does not mean other prevention measures like social distancing, wearing of masks and sanitizing are to be abandoned.
“COVID-19 adherence remains key to prevent the spread of the virus. Vaccination should be considered one method of prevention. The wearing of masks in public is still mandatory and so is social distancing and sanitizing,” said Sambatha.
He said all residents are requested to comply with the regulations and South Africans must not expect the government to use the security cluster to remind them of their own personal care and health responsibility. Sambatha further said there is a need for all members of the community to continue to comply with the regulations to minimize the impact and spread of this contagious enemy.
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