Will the Western Cape move to a level 3 lockdown or will it remain on level 4?
The province's confirmed Covid-19 cases account for over 60% of the cases in SA.Earlier this month, health minister Zweli Mkhize expressed concerns that the Western Cape's hotspots, including Cape Town, may need tighter restrictions.
“We are dealing with a dynamic situation and will monitor and evaluate the progress in various parts. “It must be expected there may be areas where it might not be the best way to just let everything get back to normal. We might need to consider heightened interventions of lockdown in various forms.” On Monday, he reiterated that “we remain concerned about the developments in the Western Cape, with the total cumulative cases now comprising almost 60% of the national [number of] cumulative cases”.
“The new cases from the Western Cape comprise 76% of new cases from the past 24-hour cycle,” he said.
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