Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Member of the Mayoral Committee for Safety and Security, John Best, called on Bay residents to guard against coronavirus fatigue as the second wave of the pandemic causes havoc with alarming increases in new national infections.
“However, we are happy to report that the recent stricter lockdown regulations, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa, had the desired effect in Nelson Mandela Bay as we noticed a remarkable decline in activity this year.
“Even though the rest of the country is showing alarming levels of new coronavirus infections, we only had 73 new cases on Saturday and another 116 cases on Sunday which is in line with the relatively low daily infection rate since mid-December in Colchester, Despatch, Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage.
“We remain cautiously optimistic that this trend will continue and thank those who are adhering to public health protocols such as physical distancing, the washing of hands and sanitising as well as the wearing of masks in all public spaces.
“We will continue enforcing the law in the interest of public safety and request residents to guard against coronavirus fatigue as we are still firmly entrenched in the fight against the pandemic.
“The struggle is long and drawn-out but we will conquer if we stick to health protocols and continue to adhere to disaster management regulations,” MMC Best said.
Statistics for both the Metro Police and our Traffic Department for law enforcement activities from Thursday, 31 December to Saturday, 2 January are as follows:
In total 26 roadblocks were held throughout Nelson Mandela Bay during which 2 450 vehicles were stopped of which 45 taxi’s.
MMC Best said the law enforcement entities issued 693 fines for various offences such as overloading, unroadworthy vehicles and unlicensed drivers among others.
“We also made 53 arrests of which 30 breached lockdown regulations by being outside their residences after the 9pm curfew. The other 23 consumed alcohol in public spaces.
“We were especially heartened that residents complied with the closure of beaches and as a result no arrests took place regarding breaches of this regulation,” MMC Best said.
In cases of emergency, call 0800 029 999, whatsapp 0600 123 456, visit www.sacoronavirus.co.za or email covid19@mandelametro.gov.za.
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