IN QUOTES| Second surges, high-risk patients & the economy: Covid-19 in the Western Cape

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Western Cape premier Alan Winde and provincial health head Dr Keith Cloete on Thursday gave an update on Covid-19 in the province and plans to rebuild the economy.

“The positivity rate is now at its lowest since ... May, and is at 15%. This means that for every 100 tests we send to the laboratories, only 15 are positive. That is also an indication that our testing sensitivity is better because we're testing more people to get positive cases.” — Dr Keith Cloete“We are retaining our hotspot management and Dr Keith and his team will be monitoring each and every part of this province. That stays in place, even as we start to move our focus to the economy.

We encourage all known diabetics that have any symptoms to present very early for Covid testing, because we've proven that with early intervention, you can have better outcomes for diabetics with Covid.” — Dr Keith Cloete “As we are opening up the hospitality industry, under level 1, we're looking for international travel.

 

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