Coronavirus: Western Cape government will collaborate with private health sector to fight Covid-19

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Coronavirus: Western Cape government will collaborate with private health sector to fight Covid-19 By Sandisiwe Shoba

During a digital press briefing held on 18 March, Dr Keith Cloete, the new head of the Western Cape Department of Health, announced that the local and provincial health departments would be collaborating with the private health sector to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Other health sector measures in place include the establishment of a provincial hotline, the number for which isAccording to Cloete, contact tracing and follow-up teams are being placed in every community in preparation for increased local transmission of the virus, especially in poorer areas.

Local transmission via public transport has also been a cause for great concern, with buses and mini-bus taxis being notoriously crowded and often unhygienic spaces. In a media release sent out by the City of Cape Town on 17 March, commuters were advised to avoid full or overcrowded buses and minibus taxis, as well as travel during off-peak hours. The City also said it was looking into getting hand sanitisers for commuters at MyCiTi bus stops.where possible. Those who have frontline staff that cannot work out-of-office, need to be adequately protected.

 

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