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WC's Winde reiterates call for lifting of alcohol sales ban, pushing back curfew
The moves come as the province shows a continued decline in COVID-19 infections, hospitalisations and deaths.
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WC Health Dept backs Winde's calls for lifting of COVID-19 restrictions
Provincial head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, said that there'd been a significant decrease in the number of active cases, hospitalisations and deaths.
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EFF, Good against Winde's call for COVID-19 restrictions to be lifted in WC
Premier Alan Winde has written to the health minister requesting curbs be relaxed as the peak of the second wave of infections has now passed in the region.
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Health Dept says it is working to pay affordable rates for COVID-19 vaccines
South Africa was left scrambling to source COVID-19 vaccines after failing to timeously place orders with manufacturers.
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DA backs calls to ease lockdown restrictions in WC
Provincial health authorities said active cases in the Western Cape were on the decline.
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Winde asks Mkhize to relax some WC restrictions as COVID-19 cases decline
There' been a 19% drop in cases in Cape Town and an 18% reduction in rural cases.
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WC's Winde warns worst of COVID-19 second wave yet to come
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said that their job was made all the more difficult by the many questions that remained about the virus.
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Winde urges churches to halt in-person Christmas services as COVID-19 cases rise
Wester Cape Premier Alan Winde said that he has requested that all gatherings, congregations, masses and prayer ceremonies not be held in-person.
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Over 200 health workers contracted COVID-19 in last 7 days - WC govt
This is an increase from the previous seven days during which 159 infections in the public health service were picked up.
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WC's active COVID-19 cases surpass 10,000
The province has seen a resurgence of COVID-19 in recent weeks, with Cape Town and the Garden Route reporting rising infection rates.
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WC Health Dept sees hospitals under pressure as COVID-19 infections rise
Provincial Head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, said that as of Sunday, more than 1,100 people were admitted to hospital, with over 700 in Cape Town and 242 in the Garden Route.
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WC lockdown? Winde to discuss options as province sees COVID-19 resurgence
The province's Health Department said that infections had been rising steadily since October and Cape Town had seen more than 2,000 infections in the last seven days.
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WC's Winde calls for calm after violence outside Brackenfell school
Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) gathered outside the school yesterday, demanding that the provincial Education Department takes action against two teachers who'd attended a private matric party recently.
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WC residents have active role to ensure COVID-19 infections kept low - Winde
The province's coronavirus incidence rate this week showed signs of slowing down.
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Winde: All WC citizens have responsibility to ensure COVID-19 battle is won
Just over 3,100 people in the province are currently infected with the coronavirus and 561 of these are being treated in hospital.
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Winde: Creating new jobs, growing local economy priorities for WC govt
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has outlined plans to steer the province towards a better economic climate and said that the region was now joining hands with civil society and the private sector to reduce poverty and unemployment.
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Premier Winde 'concerned' over escalation in WC gang violence
Questions were raised last week about what happened to a comprehensive gang plan put together by a team of academics and community activists.
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Winde, Fritz welcome redeployment of LEAP officers to crime-hit areas in CT
On Tuesday, Premier Alan Winde and the Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz visited Delft which is one of the areas benefitting from the deployment of 70 Law Enforcement Advance Plan officers.
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Tin Roof event led to at least 63 COVID-19 cases, including 37 matrics - WC govt
Premier Allan Winde said that a full investigation by police and the Western Cape Liquor Authority into the bar in question was now under way.
