The Swaziland (eSwatini) Government has closed five places
of worship after police raided them and found they were breaking coronavirus
lockdown regulations.
The Swazi
Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement the police and the Ministry conducted
a random inspection in the southern Hhohho region.
A Ministry of Home Affairs spokesperson said five
places of worship were visited and immediately shut down for ‘flouting’
coronavirus (COVID-19) regulations. The action came as the number of reported deaths
from coronavirus in the kingdom continues to rise and is approaching 100.
The spokesperson said, ‘Primarily, the affected places
of worship either were without permits to increase gatherings, were without
hand sanitisers or running water for washing hands, did not observe two-metre
social distancing, had children below the age of 10 years in attendance and
some congregants were spotted without face masks.’
Guidelines are in place across Swaziland which has been
in partial lockdown since March 2020. Random inspections will continue.
Meanwhile, the Swazi Government has extended for a
further month the ban on the production and sale of alcohol within the local market
during the coronavirus crisis. Manufacturers had petitioned the government for
the ban to be relaxed.
In a statement the Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini said investigations
had shown clusters of coronavirus cases related to group alcohol
consumption and some people had shared a single drinking container.
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