City of Cape Town welcomes message from South African President, and appoints Coronavirus Task Team
16 March 2020
Following South African President, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa’s message to the nation last night, I called an urgent meeting with the City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee and Executive Management team this morning to discuss the City’s approach to managing issues concerning the Coronavirus.
We welcome the announcement made by the President and will be following the instructions issued and put measures in place to give meaning to those instructions. These measures include an immediate travel ban for all staff and councillors – both local and international, and we have advised staff to adhere to all health and personal hygiene recommendations to limit the spread of the virus.
I have appointed a Coronavirus task team who will meet daily to assess the situation and advise of any additional measures that need to be put in place.
Two weeks ago we initiated our own Disaster Operations Coordinating Committee (DOC), with the support of Disaster Risk Management (DRM). This coordinating committee is meeting weekly to ensure the coordination of the various functions assigned to the City by legislation, and is aligned with Provincial Government through their Joint Operations Committee (JOC).