The premier says this is due to increased and rigorous laboratory-confirmed testing, which will help with the phased unlocking of the economy
The Western Cape has seen a sharp rise in its Covid-19 infection rate, especially in Cape Town, because of its intense programme of screening and testing, which, ironically, could result in the city facing a slower easing of the lockdown restrictions than other areas.
Over the past week, nearly 9,000 tests have been conducted in the province to identify who is positive and, since the beginning of April, more than 150,000 people had been screened. Wine said the deployment of the province’s screening and testing teams is based on data which actively identifies and follows the “bush fires” — the pockets of infections within communities. Contact-tracing teams then track the previous movements and contacts of those infected.
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