74% drop in trauma calls to fire and rescue service under booze ban

The city revealed on Friday, in a comparison of the lockdown period and the same period a year ago, that there had been:A 74% drop in the number of trauma callsA 48% drop in the number of formal residential fires responded to“These lower statistics represent lives saved, even though it cannot be quantified,” the city’s mayco member for safety and security, JP Smith, said in a statement.

“Much has also been said about the impact of the alcohol ban on crime statistics. The city’s safety and security directorate has noted certain trends in some of its departments, which can be attributed to the reduced movement of persons, but we are fairly confident that the ban on alcohol has played a role,” he said.

While the focus of lockdown interventions was initially on making sure people stayed at home, the focus has shifted. “From a city perspective, we have noted an increase in the number of persons arrested for selling items prohibited in terms of the regulations — most notably alcohol and cigarettes. The city law enforcement department has made 1,326 arrests for contraventions of the Disaster Act and also armed for robbery, possession of illegal substances, attempted murder and attempted housebreaking, among others, since the start of the lockdown. Staff have confiscated 1,421 units of alcohol, 1,245 packs of cigarettes and seven firearms and ammunition.

Alcohol ban or lockdown? Anyone with half a brain can see through your biased headline.

These stats are useless since we're indoors. They are trying to make this about alcohol when it's about staying at home.

Ban booze gatherings for ever except strictly for the traditional ones.

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This is complete crap it's a non sequitur and not surprising you folks don't have readers

We drinking in the comfort of our homes

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