The City of Ekurhuleni has operational measures in place to curb the spread of Covid-19 during burials.
The measures are based on Covid-19 prevention protocols of regular sanitization or hand washing, maintaining social distancing and wearing of masks.
Restrictions on access to the City’s cemeteries remain unchanged under the adjusted alert Level 3 of the Covid-19 lockdown.
This has not been affected by the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday, 25 July to move the country to an adjusted alert Level 3 of the Covid-19 lockdown.
These are the measures in place:
● Burials will take place seven days a week including Sundays and public holidays.
● The maximum number of people allowed per funeral is 50.
● The maximum number of burials per day per cemetery is 14.
