Day5OfLockdown: Our_DA MP Phumzile Van Damme has expressed concern at the lack of precautionary measures taken to combat the spread of Covid-19 during the dispensing of social grants. CoronavirusInSA Covid19inSA
The dispensing of the monthly social grants entered its second day on Tuesday and there were long queues at ATMs, Post Office branches and supermarkets.
Day 2 of social grant collection. Approximately 17 MILLION South Africans receive social grants monthly. These are the poorest & most vulnerable people of our country. The general lack of lack of concern for them during the“Day 2 of social grant collection. Approximately 17 MILLION South Africans receive social grants monthly. These are the poorest & most vulnerable people of our country.
She added that the fact that many of them were queuing without social distancing, access to hand-washing facilities and masks for the elderly and sick should be headline news.
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