The Western Cape currently has the highest number of coronavirus infections and deaths in the country.
CAPE TOWN - About 150 health care workers have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town.Earlier this week, a worker at the Trauma and Emergency Department became the second health care worker at the hospital to die after contracting COVID-19.
While the Mitchells Plain Hospital is said to have reached its capacity.Help protect your loved ones by sharing this officialThe NICD has another Clinician Hotline to improve #COVID19 communication and support for healthcare providers. The Clinician Hotline is 0800 11 1131, operating 24 hrs. The Public Hotline is 0800 029 999 also operating 24hrs.
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