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- Western Cape Prime Minister Alan Winde calls for the opening of all sectors of the economy and the resumption of international travel.
- Winde says that opening up the economy will help fight the second pandemic, which is unemployment.
- On Friday, the Western Cape government will take an official position to present to the president.
Western Cape Prime Minister Alan Winde has pleaded with President Cyril Ramaphosa to fight the second pandemic, unemployment, by opening up all sectors of the economy and allowing international travel to resume.
On Friday, the Western Cape government will discuss further openness of the economy and take an official position to present Ramaphosa during the next round of consultations.
“We must open up all sectors of the economy and allow international travel in accordance with clear health guidelines and in recognition of individual responsibility.
“We must treat our residents as responsible partners in our continued efforts to keep Covid-19 in decline,” Winde said in a statement Thursday.
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He said that opening all sectors could prevent the second deadly unemployment pandemic, which will hit vulnerable communities the hardest.
“All indicators confirm that the Western Cape has entered the recovery phase of its pandemic.
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“We need to make sure we maintain all the behavior changes that we have learned over the last five months,” Winde added.
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Winde said they don’t have to decide between health and moving forward.
“We can do both, and we can get back on the right track,” he said.
During the prime minister’s weekly online conference last Thursday, the head of the provincial health department, Dr. Keith Cloete, said that health authorities now know how to respond, in case there is any outbreak in Covid cases. -19.
Winde also encouraged the public to continue to practice healthy precautions, such as wearing masks, physical distancing, and regular hand washing.
