South Africa
#Coronavirus: No-one is immune to #Covid19 - Mbalula─── 07:16 Thu, 02 Apr 2020
No-one is immune to Covid-19. That's the warning from Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula.
He was addressing taxi officials on Wednesday.
Mbalula urged taxi commuters to refuse to board taxis which are not abiding by regulations of the lockdown.
Taxis are only allowed to ferry 70 percent of their usual passenger load (without masks).
• A minibus licensed to carry 10 passengers, is limited to carry a maximum of 7 passengers.
• A minibus licensed to carry 15 passengers, is limited to carry the maximum of 10 passengers.
• A midi-bus permitted to carry a maximum of 22 passengers, is limited to carry a maximum of 15 passengers
• A vehicle licensed to carry a maximum of 4 passengers is limited to carrying 50 percent of its permissible passenger-carrying capacity.
During the lockdown period, all minibus and midi-bus taxi vehicles are permitted to load their maximum 100 percent passenger loading capacity as provided for in their operating licenses, provided that all passengers are wearing masks.
