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News24 reports that North West Health MEC Madoda Sambatha has ordered the closure of the Wolmaransstad Post Office and the Department of Home Affairs offices because of a "persistent failure to comply with Covid-19 regulations".
Sambatha ordered the closures on Tuesday. In a statement, Sambatha said the two institutions had been found to be "consistent with non-compliance with Covid-19 regulations regarding social distancing, wearing of masks in public and sanitising". As of Tuesday, the province had 4% of the country's Covid-19 cases, totalling 58,610 infections. There were 7,138 active cases, as of Tuesday. In January, Sambatha ordered the closure of a supermarket in Lehurutshe, Zeerust, and a store in Tlokwe. “We will continue to enforce compliance to Covid-19 regulations to prevent further spread of the virus. We will also not hesitate to order the closure of any business or facility where there is complete disregard [for] Covid-19 prevention measures," Sambatha stated. The wearing of masks in public was still mandatory and "so is social distancing and sanitising", Sambatha pointed out.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nicole McCain at News24
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