According to Premier Alan Winde, the government has come up
constructional procedures to contain the recent covid 19 cases that has risen
in Garden Route.
On his regular virtual news conference, Winde stated that over the
past seven days, the Western Cape has seen a 20% increase in the number of new
Covid-19 cases with most cases recorded in the Garden Route district. They are particularly
concerned about the increase in the number of cases in George, Knysna and
Bitou, where the test positivity rate is around 32%.
In order to manage and contain the spread of
infections, hot soft teams are working closely with health teams including the
SAPS, law enforcement and municipalities. Communication to the Garden Route is
done through SMS and social media messaging.
Head
of health Dr Keith Cloete said: “The latest data available from the department
as of yesterday (November 12) shows that George, where 95 new cases were
reported Wednesday, was the worst affected area.
She
said they are continuing with ongoing community screening and testing in all
the areas with community health workers including in Pacaltsdorp and Uniondale
where the team is struggling and under a lot of pressure.
Albert
Fritz, Community Safety MEC welcomed the progress made on the implementation of
the provincial Safety Plan through its partnership with the Western Cape
economic development partnership.
The
safety priority is to reduce interpersonal violence, which requires an
evidence-informed, data-led, and area-based public health approach to law enforcement
and violence prevention, said Fritz.
Health
MEC Nomafrench Mbombo spoke of her visit earlier to the Bellville Taxi Rank and
said: “The message remains the same, we’re open but rely on you, the public, to
ensure that we control the infection rate. For instance, crowded areas should
be avoided at all costs,” said Mbombo.
BY Everngelista Muza
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