More than 2-thousand state healthcare workers have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Western Cape alone over just the last week. It ‘s a dramatic rise from the previous seven days, during which 159 infections in the public health service were picked up. Three more workers died from the disease since the beginning of December.

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Premier Alan Winde says the covid-19 situation in the Garden Route seems to be stabilizing but, says he is worried about the increase in infections among young people, aged between 15 and 25. He today said Covid-19 is not taking a holiday this year and adds it’s every person’s responsibility to strictly adhere to the health protocols this festive season, to avoid the further spread of the virus.
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The Solidarity Fund said that it had earmarked 327 millon rand as an initial payment for South Africa to join the World Health Organization’s COVAX programme. The fund, which was set up by President Cyril Ramaphosa in March, has collected three-point 14 billion rand in donations to date. The fund will have to continue its work into next year as the second wave of COVID-19 hits the country.

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