Furthermore, the minister warned against people inviting friends and family over to their homes for social activities, during the 21 day lockdown.
Refund payments will be made within the next two weeks.
But measures like the #LockdownSA will help flatten the curve.
“But the lives of the people of this country and this province are worth far more than this and we must all work together now, to ensure that this lock down achieves the goals it has set out to achieve…
The department is planning a unified approach with the private sector.
The event organisers have urged those who attended the festival to self isolate for two weeks in keeping with current Government issued guidelines.
The Western Cape province has the second highest number of confirmed cases.
“They are attempting to practice frequent hand washing, etc. But the truth is the conditions inside the sanctuary are ripe for a virus of any sort to spread, let alone the highly contagious coronavirus.”
“It will take a collective effort for us to contain the virus. We have a certain responsibility as government and our partners in the transport industry also have a responsibility,”
The Western Cape now has a total number of 74 COVID-19 infections, with 18 new infections recorded.
