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CAPE TOWN – The Western Cape is recovering strongly to avoid a tougher lockdown as the COVID-19 infection rate continues to rise.
With about 17,000 active cases, the infection rate in the province is now similar to that of the height of the pandemic in early July.
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Prime Minister Alan Winde says he has presented a comprehensive plan to President Cyril Ramaphosa to mitigate the situation.
Call for stricter enforcement measures.
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Several private hospitals are also reaching full capacity.
The province, for now, has avoided a tougher lockdown like its neighbor to the east.
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Winde says she wants to keep the local economy open and invite people to visit this holiday season.
But, he says, it is a collaborative effort and it will be the behavior of citizens that will determine the need for more severe restrictions.
* ENCA’s Lindsay Dentlinger has more details in the video above.
