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Zikalala was responding to a news report in which Bheki Ntuli, MEC for Transport was quoted as calling for the closure of beaches to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.
With 16 December around the corner, when Durban beaches are expected to be at full capacity, Ntuli said there is potential for another cluster outbreak.
Zikalala, who chairs the Provincial Command Council on Covid-19, the province’s highest decision making body, said they are focused on measures to prevent a second wave from hitting the province.
“The primary goal at this stage is to do all we can to curb the spread of the Covid-19 infections while at the same time working hard to revive the economy following the devastation caused by the pandemic. The province is therefore looking at what best can be done to save lives while also protecting livelihoods,” he said.