LET’S HAVE A SAFE SUMMER SEASON

Writer De Waal Steyn

With the summer holidays upon us it is now up to all of us to ensure that everyone who lives, works, and plays on the Cape Whale Coast enjoys a fun-filled summer holiday season in a responsible manner.

This year a new normal will determine the way in which we celebrate the festive season. For the sake of all of us, we need to take heed and observe the very basic and easy-to-follow safety protocols that have been put into place by the government.

“There can no longer be any doubt – the country has entered a second wave of Coronavirus infections,” said Pres Cyril Ramaphosa in his address on Monday evening. “The daily average of new cases nationally over the last 7 days is 74% higher than the previous 7 days. In this time, the number of new cases has increased from a daily average of around 3 800 to just over 6 600 a day.”

“The largest source of outbreaks are social gatherings and parties, especially where alcoholic drinks are consumed. These super-spreader events, together with our failure to adhere to the basic precautions at all times, have led to a massive rise in infections. The festive season now poses the greatest threat to the health and wellbeing of our nation – and to the recovery of our economy,” said Ramaphosa.

The Overstrand is still in the privileged position of not being declared a national Coronavirus hotspot, although cases have also been rising steadily here over the past week. The president said that the current Level 1 restrictions would be strictly enforced, together with a number of additional measures that will stay in place until 3 January 2021.

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