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In total, 55 schools in the Western Cape have reported positive Covid-19 cases.18 schools did not open due to cleaning after confirmed Covid-19 cases.The department will not be releasing the names of schools where positive cases have been recorded. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said 18 schools in the province have been closed for cleaning due…

Ramaphosa lauded preparations to deal with Covid-19 in the Western Cape but says national intervention is required.He again defended the lockdown, saying it did not only slow down the virus but helped South Africans to adapt to living with the virus.Ramaphosa is pleased that government departments, schools, businesses and other institutions implemented stringent health protocols.President…

The Western Cape health department says early signs using high-flow nasal oxygen has been positive.A trial on seven patients yielded six recoveries, and the seventh did not need to go on a ventilator.The province will be rolling out its use at many more facilities.Western Cape doctors are feeling hopeful about the early results of using…

Medical workers attend to a patient in Russia. (Stanislav KrasilnikovTASS via Getty Images) The province's transport department says 13 government facilities are already in use with a 2 452-person capacity, and 19 private facilities are in use for 1 396 people.The provincial government has 13 facilities for 749 people ready to be activated, and has…

The Western Cape accounts for more than 65% of SA's Covid-19 cases and deaths as of late May and remains, by far, the hardest-hit province.According to the latest projections, which show 9 300 people could die from Covid-19 in the province, it could surpass New York State, the epicentre of the outbreak in the US,…