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In the Western Cape, provincial health authorities are preparing for the peak of the second wave, with more than 44,000 active cases in the province.
A hospital worker and a COVID-19 patient in the resuscitation ward of the COVID-19 ward at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35 km from the center of Cape Town, on December 29, 2020. Image: AFP.
CAPE TOWN – Hospitals across the country are under great pressure as the second wave of the coronavirus continues to grow.
KwaZulu-Natal now handles almost 67,000 active cases. In the Western Cape, provincial health authorities are preparing for the peak of the second wave, with more than 44,000 active cases in the province.
Models suggest the numbers will peak on Thursday and provincial authorities are expected to give an update on where the Western Cape is in terms of bed availability.
At the same time, criticism of the national government’s vaccine implementation and procurement plan is mounting.
Sharon Ekambaram, who is part of the COVID-19 vaccine trial at Wits University, believes the government has not worked with civil society in formulating its plans.
“Critically, I don’t feel that the government has taken the initiative to work with civil society and the communities and leaders that are the face of coal to come up with bold plans that inspire all of us to go and get vaccinated and for me, that’s going to have a real impact on reducing the spread of the virus. “
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