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WC head of Health wants stricter COVID rules for gatherings as third wave hits Last week the province entered the third wave, as did the country. Western Cape head of Health Dr Keith Cloete has expressed concern over the increase in hospital admissions and called for stricter restrictions on gatherings. FILE: A view of the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town on 28 April 2021. The venue usually attracts millions of visitors every year but is now sparsely populated due to regulations related to the coronavirus pandemic. Picture: Rodger Bosch/AFP
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CAPE TOWN - As the Western Cape heads into the first week of the coronavirus third wave, health officials are ramping up vaccinations and scaling up its health platform.
Cloete said people who have received appointments via SMS notification will be prioritised,
GARDEN ROUTE | KAROO NEWS - Vaccination has brought the number of Covid-19 infections down significantly among healthcare workers (HCWs) in the Western Cape compared with infections between the first and second wave in 2020.
This is according to Western Cape Head of Health Dr Keith Cloete, who spoke during the weekly online Covid-19 update on Thursday 27 May hosted by Premier Alan Winde.
From February to 25 May 2021, the monthly recorded infections among HCWs were 129, 40, 32 and 43 respectively.
These figures are notably lower than during the months between the first and second wave last year. From August to November 2020, the monthly infections were 432, 131, 152 and 402.