COVID-19 protocols issued to advanced Level 3 industries
KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala says stricter COVID-19 protocols have been issued to businesses that will operate under advanced Level 3 lockdown.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said last week that salons, cinemas and theatres will be allowed to reopen. People going to restaurants can sit down for a meal.
"Each customer must be served using a clean towel, not having been used by the previous customer. The PPE's worn by the workers must be changed after treating each client," says Zikalala.
He adds: "Water for hand-washing must be served, sanitisation, wearing of mask, all of that must be compulsory. There is a need for constant cleaning of equipment, encouraging pre-bookings and not allowing many people inside the premises.
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"This will add some financial strain to those businesses, but these are the necessary conditions to ensure the continuous operations of these businesses.
Zikalala says they understand the risks associated with the reopening of these sectors.
"Hairdressers and massage therapists do work on your body, and the waiter has to bring food to your table. It is for this reason that stricter protocol have been issued for these sectors to comply with", he says.
