Responsibility is key to flattening the curve

It is good news that the whole country will be moving down to Level 3 lockdown restrictions on 1 June.

But the question is how will the Overberg’s hotspot status impact on the region? From the figures, it is clear that the numbers of infections in the district are rising, which is to be expected. However, with a very fragile economy largely dependent on tourism, which is unlikely to revive before December, we find ourselves in a very precarious position.

While it is time for many of us to return to work and resume those aspects of our lives that have been on hold since the lockdown began, the risk of a massive increase in infections is now greater than it has been since the start of the outbreak in our country.

As a community we need to work together to help curb the spread of the virus. While the multitude of frustrations we all experience can be understood, we need to ensure that we do not undo the effect the lockdown has had on flattening the curve.

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