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Western Cape Health Chief Dr. Keith Cloete said national and provincial experts were examining all the experiences of countries currently battling a second wave of coronavirus infections.
FILE: A professional healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) monitors a patient in a shop dedicated to treating potential COVID-19 coronavirus patients at Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria on July 10, 2020 Image: AFP
CAPE TOWN – The Western Cape Health Department is closely monitoring second waves of COVID-19 that are already affecting some countries.
Several European nations are experiencing a surge in coronavirus infections for the second time, including the UK and France.
South Africa’s COVID-19 recovery rate is 90% and authorities said they were satisfied that the curve had flattened in the province.
Western Cape Health Chief Dr. Keith Cloete said national and provincial experts were examining all the experiences of countries currently battling a second wave of coronavirus infections.
“What they have done, they have analyzed all the factors that underlie the drivers of the second waves of the international experience.”
He said that at this point they were preparing for a second wave.
“We would rather be overly cautious than overly certain that it won’t happen, so we are wrong on the side of caution.”
Cloete explained what they are doing to counter a possible second wave.
“So our strategy we are currently adopting is to make sure that any signs of small outbreaks of COVID-19 need to be recognized early, contained early so that we can contain it as it happens.”
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