Updates on the lockdown regulations as of Saturday 16th May
On Saturday 16th of May the president announced that the lockdown will be continuing indefinitely with regular two week intervals to assess the situation.
The following changes have been made:
- Testing will be increased
All businesses are allowed to stay open until 4:30pm, but they must continue to enforce social distancing between customers. - Low risk sporting codes are allowed to open
Archery, swimming, athletics, cycling, rowing, equestrian events, fencing, golf, tennis, gymnastics, motor sports, BMX, shooing, tennis, chess, darts, draughts, and pool. - Walking and jogging areas are now allowed to open.
- Designated food markets will be allowed to open.
- Mandatory testing of truck drivers and other high risk populations
The guidelines that remain unchanged:
- Social distancing (leave a 2 meter gap between yourself and the next person)
- Once you leave your place of residence it is mandatory to wear a mask over both your nose and mouth.
- At entrances into all buildings, shops and various centres it is mandatory to have a temperature checking station and a hand sanitising station for both customers and staff members
- All public and private centres must be disinfected
- Public exam classes at colleges, universities and schools will be allowed to open for final year students
- 21-day isolation is mandatory for returning residents,
- a rapid test is done on day 1,
- a PCR test will be done on day 8 (if this test comes back negative the individual will be able to return home for the duration of their quarantine),
- and a second PCR test is done on day 21
- Gathering of less than 50 people can occur as long as social distancing can take place and all individuals must wear a mask
- Bars and gyms will remain closed
- Gatherings for worship, funerals, weddings, political rallies remain enforced
- Restaurants can only open up for take-aways
- Intercity and cross boarder travel remain banned
- The only public transport available continues to only be ZUPCO
It is important that as a community we act responsibly during this pandemic, irresponsible behaviour could result in a spike in the number of cases of COVID-19 which would put vulnerable peoples’ lives at risk, and this could result in a retraction of such privileges
