Notwithstanding the pronounced alert level, the following measures apply during the national state of disaster:
| (a) |
In the event where any provision includes cross provincial or district application, the highest declared alert level between the relevant provinces or districts apply; |
| (b) |
all inmates, upon admission to correctional facilities, must be screened in terms of established protocols, quarantined for 14 days and subjected to regulatory assessments before they are detained with the general inmate population; |
| (c) |
all inmates must be screened in terms of established protocols during incarceration, consultation with health care professionals and upon their release, placement or movement; |
| (d) |
all correctional officials must be screened on a daily basis; |
| (e) |
all external service providers and residents on correctional services premises must be screened before entering any correctional facility; and |
| (f) |
social distancing measures must be implemented and maintained in terms of the standard operating procedures developed to deal with COVID-19. |
Copyright Act, 1978
