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Urgent COVID-19 access point alert issued for the WC Garden Route
George, who currently has 628 active cases, was the highest in the province on Tuesday.
A team from a private ambulance service in Port Elizabeth wears personal protective equipment on July 11, 2020, before checking on a patient affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus at home. Image: AFP.
CAPE TOWN – The government of the Western Cape issued an urgent COVID-19 access point alert for the Garden Route on Tuesday.
President Cyril Ramaphosa also highlighted the region when he addressed the nation last week.
Provincial authorities said they were concerned about a rapid increase in infections in George, Knysna and Bitou.
George, who currently has 628 active cases, was the highest in the province on Tuesday.
Premier Alan Winde said: “The Garden Route is seeing significant increases in COVID at this time. We need everyone’s help to stop the increase. ”
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