By Vuyolwethu Sangotsha - 01 April 2021 Buffalo City Metro mayor Xola Pakati. Image: SUPPLIED Buffalo City Metro residents must not drop their guards as the Covid-19 crisis was far from over, warned mayor Xola Pakati on Thursday. Delivering his Easter message, Pakati said it was important not to overlook the pandemic as many people prepared for worshipping and visiting their families. He said the move to lockdown alert level 1 was only meant to address the economic devastation caused by the hard lockdown and decline in Covid-19 infections. “It was not a declaration that Covid-19 does not exist or its risk has subsided. It, therefore, requires vigilance so that we do not find ourselves leading in the rise of cases once more,” said Pakati.