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WC in midst of Covid-storm
Writer: De Waal Steyn.
With more than 50% of all confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa reported in the Western Cape, all eyes are fixed on the province and how it will deal with the challenges of the pandemic.
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Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said on Monday 11 May that his cabinet has approved the Whole of Government COVID-19 Hotspot Strategy for the City of Cape Town. This strategy sets out how the Western Cape Government will utilise and coordinate its various government departments together with the City of Cape Town in one unified response to COVID-19 hotspots within the city.
“The Western Cape understands that a blunt, one-size-fit-all approach for the entire province, when some regions have few cases and others have high transmission rates, is neither sustainable nor effective. We need to be more flexible and innovative,” Winde said.
According to the premier, the strategy is an evidence-based, data-led approach to the pandemic response, which drills down below sub-district level, to understand the transmission of the virus within particular geographical areas.
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