PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - As a result of climbing Covid-19 cases, Plett Rage organisers have announced on the eve of the student festival that the event is being cancelled.
“With our beloved festival due to start tomorrow (Friday), the alarming number of positive cases being reported to us by our customers from their hometowns, due to them being required to take the mandatory PCR before making their way to Plettenberg Bay, has shaken us to our core,” organisers said in a statement.
“Almost all schools set to attend Plett Rage have positive cases. Based on the trajectory of this virus, this is only a tiny percentage of what we are now certain will show up. The numbers are only going to increase rapidly.”
They explained that although they had implemented the most stringent Covid-19 preventative measures, which included proof of vaccination and a negative PCR, there was no way to pre-empt "the devastation that the current surge of Covid-19 cases would cause nationally."
The system they put in place for pre- and on-site testing was their safety net to know what was happening prior to opening.
"To those who tested positive, thank you for letting us know; please immediately isolate and contact trace; we hope your symptoms are low and wish you a quick and speedy recovery," they said.
"With the information that we have and after consultation with our partners in Plettenberg Bay and Provincial Health, we are forced to cancel #PlettRage2021.
We are shattered. Our event site is built, all staff are ready to welcome you with open arms after months of not working. Our doors are ready to open but will sadly stay shut.”
The said the situation was entirely unimaginable, but there is no doubt that it was the right decision.
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