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South Africa’s Western Cape officials warn of COVID-19 resurgence

South Africa’s Western Cape officials warn of COVID-19 resurgence

SOUTH Africa's Western Cape province, home to tourist hub Cape Town, is experiencing a resurgence of COVID-19 infections, its premier has said after new cases jumped 52.1% in the past week. The Western Cape emerged as Africa's first regional hotspot towards the end of March when the new coronavirus spread via tourists into local communities, following the first confirmed positive case in South Africa earlier that month. "The Western Cape government is deeply concerned about the growing number of COVID-19 infections and hospitalisations in the province, which can now be considered as an established resurgence," premier Alan Winde said in…
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Risk of COVID-19 resurgence in South Africa as cases rise in Cape Town

Risk of COVID-19 resurgence in South Africa as cases rise in Cape Town

SOUTH Africa's faces a high risk of resurging coronavirus infections that may lead to a review by the council deciding on lockdowns, after new cases rose by 42% in Western Cape province in the last two weeks, the health minister has announced. Zweli Mkhize said in a statement that the increase in infections and deaths "will inform the recommendations that the Health Department makes to the National Coronavirus Council", the body that determines the different levels of lockdown restrictions. "According to our resurgence plan, we define this significant spike in new cases in the Western Cape as a resurgence," said…
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