The Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture (SRAC) have opened the community swimming pools in the metro on September 1.
According to metro spokesperson Zweli Dlamini, SRAC had experienced overcrowding in the past swimming seasons as a result of crowd unruliness when queuing outside the pools.
To avoid this mishap repeating itself, it is requested that the following be communicated to the potential bathers:
• The metro, in compliance with the adjusted level three Covid-19 regulations, will only accommodate a maximum of 100 bathers at outdoor pools and a maximum of 50 bathers at indoor pools.
• Potential bathers ensure compliance with the adjusted level three Covid-19 lockdown regulations by:
• Keeping a physical distance of not less than 1.5m when queuing outside the swimming pools.
• Wearing masks at all times when queuing outside the swimming pools.
• Following instructions/ensure cooperation with the security personnel at swimming pools to prevent unnecessary stampedes, which may lead to fatalities.
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“The above is requested to be communicated to the Ekurhuleni community so that our swimming pools do not become super spreaders of Covid-19,” he concluded.
The following swimming pools in the Benoni and Boksburg area will be opened:
• Etwatwa Swimming Pool
• Daveyton Swimming Pool
• Benoni North Swimming Pool
• Benoni Central Swimming Pool
• Boksburg North Swimming Pool
• Reiger Park Swimming Pool
• Atlasville Swimming Pool
• Vosloorus Swimming Pool
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