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By Nicola Daniels 
7h ago
Cape Town – Prime Minister Alan Winde has called for an investigation into the Claremont bar and club, where a recent “super spreader event” at a Claremont nightclub, Tin Roof, saw 63 people contract Covid-19, the most of them in matric.
“Our teams are currently responding to a cluster of infections in the southern suburbs of Cape Town, mainly affecting younger residents.
“Since these cases were cared for primarily by private sector facilities, area GPs alerted the Western Cape Health Department that a pattern had emerged among residents of a similar age,” Winde said.
Preliminary data indicated that of the 63 cases detected to date, 37 were enrolled students attending various schools in the southern suburbs, most of them private.
“Our teams have contacted all the schools and are making sure the necessary protocols are followed,” Winde said.
“There are some other troubling allegations surrounding this event, and we are now requesting a full investigation into the bar / club in question, including from SAPS and the Western Cape Liquor Authority.”
Winde said the incident showed that younger people were not adhering to the important behaviors necessary to prevent a new peak.
“It is indicative that some establishments do not follow health and safety guidelines as well as legal regulations that have been put in place to stop the spread,” he said.
The provincial Department of Education confirmed that 13 Rondebosch Boys’ High School students tested positive for Covid-19.
“The Department of Health has informed WCED that there are several individuals who have tested positive for Covid-19 associated with a non-school related social gathering.
“The Health Department has confirmed that 13 students attending Rondebosch HS have tested positive for Covid-19,” said department spokesman Bronagh Hammond.
“A tracking team from the Department of Health has contacted the students and is following up on close contacts. The school has been disinfected and they are in communication with parents and the Health Department, ”said Hammond.
Rondebosch Boys Principal Shaun Simpson said: “Information indicates that there has been an increase in new cases in several schools in the southern suburbs as a result of social events that took place two weekends ago.
“Obviously, we are more concerned about the health of our enrolled students who will begin their final exams shortly and will focus on ensuring that they can do so safely.”
Between June 1 and October 9, 763 students and 2,049 teachers have registered cases of Covid-19, with 31 deaths.
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