City announces the need to wear face masks at its facilities
28 APRIL 2020
The City of Tshwane would like to inform its customers that, in line with Level 4 COVID-19 lockdown restrictions announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa last Thursday, it is compulsory for everyone using any of the municipality’s facilities to wear a cloth mask, with effect from Friday, May 1, 2020.
All visitors to the City’s buildings, including the Tshwane Bus Service (TBS) as well as the A Re Yeng Inner City & Mamelodi Bus Service commuters will not be permitted to enter any of our buildings or board any of our public transport modes without a cloth mask or any form of material covering your chin, mouth and nose.
The City’s Compliance Administrator Ms Lebogang Mahaye said that the restriction extends to all the City’s venues, offices, bus stops, bus shelters, customer care walk-in centres and bus depots. “Anyone entering any of our offices, buildings, using our facilities and assets, basically doing business with the city will be required to wear a cloth mask, and it’s important to wear it properly so that it covers your chin, nose and mouth. This also applies to all the city’s employees,” Mayahe added.
She emphasised the need for residents to observe the lockdown restrictions and to continue practicing proper hygiene by washing hands with a soap for at least 20 seconds and to use sanitisers with alcohol content of 60% or more to help curb the rapid spread of the Corona virus.
“The virus does not move, it is the people that move the virus. I implore all the residents of Tshwane and those that work and do business in our city to comply with the COVID-19 regulations to help flatten the curve”, Mahaye said.
According to the National Department of Heath the main benefit of everyone wearing a facemask is to reduce the amount of Corona virus (or Influenza virus) being coughed up by those with the infection thereby reducing its spread through droplets. Since some persons with the Corona virus may not have symptoms or may not know they are infected, everyone is compelled to wear a facemask. For more information on face masks please refer to https://sacoronavirus.co.za
Issued by Communication, Marketing and Events Department.