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Western Cape hospitals handle over 51,000 emergency cases during festive season
Western Cape hospitals handle over 51,000 emergency cases during festive season! The Western Cape Health Department has reported a staggering…
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Western Cape Health Dept investigating patient dragging incident at Karl Bremer Hospital
The Western Cape Health Department has confirmed it is investigating a troubling incident at Cape Town’s Karl Bremer Hospital, following…
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3 people seriously injured after suspected blast at Malmesbury feed manufacturing plant
Three people have been seriously injured after a suspected explosion at a feed manufacturing plant in Malmesbury on the west…
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Concerns raised over impact of budget cuts at Khayelitsha District Hospital
Concerns have been raised over budget cuts at the Khayelitsha District Hospital, where a lack of medical staff continues to…
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Western Cape taxi strike continues to have severe impact on healthcare services
Healthcare services in the Western Cape continue to be impacted as the minibus taxi strike continues for the eighth day.…
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WC Health aims to vaccinate 95% of province’s children against measles
The Western Cape Health Department says it plans to vaccinate 95% of children under the age of 15 years against…
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Western Cape health department closely monitoring new Covid variant
The Western Cape Health Department says it is closely monitoring Covid-19 cases in the province. This follows the recent discovery…
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Western Cape health department to probe Dudula allegations about Groote Schuur Hospital
The Western Cape health department says it’s investigating allegations by Operation Dudula. The group claims a service provider at Groote…
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Western Cape Health Dept trying any and all means to get people vaccinated against COVID
The Western Cape Health Department says it’s tried any and all means possible to get as many people vaccinated against…
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2 Metro EMS ambulance crew members die in crash
Two Metro EMS ambulance crew members have died in a crash in Worcester. The ambulance collided head-on with a tanker…
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SAPS probe fatal hospital shooting
Investigations are underway into the cause of Saturday night’s deadly shooting at the New Somerset Hospital in Cape Town. A…
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SA COVID-19: Most new cases being reported in Gauteng, KZN and WC
There has been another notable rise in South Africa’s daily COVID-19 infections. On Monday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases…
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Western Cape Health Dept seeing slow decline in COVID-19 cases
The Western Cape Health Department on Wednesday said that it was seeing a slow decline in the number of daily…
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COVID-19: Massive surgery backlogs in Western Cape
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devasting effect on a range of clinical services in the Western Cape, with a…
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WC warns of increase in diarrhoea in small children
The Western Cape Health Department says more children have presented with diarrhoea at the province’s hospitals. The recent weather patterns…
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Premier Alan Winde: Western Cape Covid-19 cases declining
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said the number of Covid-19 cases in the province is declining as it reaches its…
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Western Cape COVID cases & hospitalisations continuing to increase – provincial Health Dept
Western Cape Health Department officials said that COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations were continuing to increase. The province is currently in…
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Every person should get vaccinated as soon as possible – Premier Alan Winde
With the fourth wave imminent and the growth of cases being experienced in almost every community of our province, every…
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Western Cape health authorities shift focus to other diseases
After more than a year of prioritizing COVID-19 patients, Cape health authorities say they now have plans in place to…
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Spike in alcohol-related trauma cases in Western Cape
Western Cape hospitals are under increasing pressure after the move to lockdown level one. The lowering of restrictions means the…
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S.e.x workers not left behind in WC COVID-19 vaccine drive
The Western Cape Health Department has taken its vaccination drive to a s.e.x workers pride event in Cape Town. S.e.x…
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COVID 3rd wave much longer than previous waves, says WC Health Dept
The Western Cape Health Department said that while COVID-19 cases were stabilising, there was still no clear or significant decrease…
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Groote Schuur staff offended by anti-vaccine protestors allegations
Staff at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town are upset by remarks made against healthcare workers during a demonstration outside…
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Western Cape hits new daily vaccination record with over 53 000 jabs administered on Friday
The Western Cape health department has said it’s pleased by the high turnout at its inoculation sites. On Friday, the…
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SA COVID-19: Western Cape aims to increase vaccination rate
The Western Cape Health Department says it wants to increase its COVID-19 vaccination rate. The province has vaccinated 1.4 million…
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COVID-19: Vaccine demand outstripping supply in Western Cape
Having reached 1 million vaccinations on Monday evening, the Western Cape still has to balance the demand and vaccine supply…
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Western Cape records increase in COVID cases
The Western Cape Health Department has said it’s anticipating an increase in COVID-19 and trauma cases. The department said it’s…
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Cape Town taxi violence hits health services as workers unable to get to work
Taxi violence in Cape Town is now affecting health services in some parts of the city. A dispute between two…
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Western Cape Education MEC urges teachers to get jab and help make schools safer
Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schafer is urging teachers to get vaccinated and assist in making schools safer and getting…
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COVID-19: Western Cape latest province to enter 3rd wave
COVID -19 cases continue to climb across the country with several provinces in the grip of the dreaded third wave.…
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Western Cape Health Dept says it is ready to deal with COVID-19 3rd wave
The Western Cape Health Department said that it was prepared to deal with the third wave of COVID-19 infections. The…
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WC Health Dept: Plans in place to vaccinate 42 000 teachers once J&J jab approved
The Western Cape Health Department said that it planned to vaccinate more than 42,000 teachers swiftly once it got the…
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WC Health Dept concerned by rising trauma cases that come with lifting of booze ban
The Western Cape Health Department is concerned that trauma cases are climbing. The sale of alcohol for off-site consumption is…
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WC Health Dept prepares for worst-case scenario in COVID-19 third wave
The Western Cape Health Department is already preparing for the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. For a seventh consecutive…
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WC Health Dept: Strict protocols in place for administering of J&J vaccine
The Western Cape Health Department said that strict protocols were guiding the administration of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines as…
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COVID-19 in SA: Traditional healers encouraged to get vaccinated
The Western Cape Health Department is encouraging traditional healers to get vaccinated. Health MEC, Nomafrench Mbombo has been meeting with…
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Western Cape Health Dept backs Winde’s calls for lifting of COVID-19 restrictions
The Western Cape Health Department said that it supported calls for COVID-19 lockdown restrictions to be eased in the province.…
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WC’s COVID infection steadily dropping, says health dept
As the country’s COVID-19 recovery rate inches towards 87% (on Sunday it was sitting at 86,6%), the Western Cape Health…
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WC Health Dept: Message telling people to stay away from hospitals is fake
The Western Cape Health Department has on Thursday expressed concern over a fake message on social media, that wrongfully informs…
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Western Cape Health Dept relieved as COVID cases stabilise, hospital admissions drop
The Western Cape Health Department said it was relieved there’d been a stabilization in COVID-19 cases, along with a drop…
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Western Cape health dept detects signs of stabilisation in number of new COVID cases
The Western Cape Health Department on Saturday said it was seeing early signs of stabilization in the number of new…
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City of CT public health facilities welcome 127 New Year’s babies
The City of Cape Town welcomed 127 New Year’s babies at public health facilities, with being 64 are girls and…
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WC Health and Home Affairs working to speed up release of bodies for burial
The Western Cape Health Department said that it was working with the Home Affairs Department to speed up the process…
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COVID-19: Over 800 health workers infected in Western Cape
Over 800 healthcare workers have contracted COVID-19 in the Western Cape during the second wave. Over 50 of them have…
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Western Cape hospitals already under severe pressure ahead of COVID peak
As the second wave peak looms in parts of the country, the Western Cape Health Department is racing against the…
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Western Cape hospitals under pressure
Hospitals in the Western Cape are under pressure from rising COVID-19 patient numbers. It’s putting a strain on ICU beds…
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Health Dept: Western Cape sees a 42% weekly increase of new COVID-19 cases
The Western Cape Health Department on Thursday said there’s been a 42% weekly increase in new COVID-19 infections. This was…
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Health Dept in Western Cape stresses the importance of wearing a mask
The Western Cape Health Department has stressed the importance of social responsibility in curbing the spread of COVID-19. The province,…
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Western Cape preparing for more COVID-19 testing sites
The Western Cape Health Department is planning to open 18 more COVID-19 triage and testing sites. The province has the…
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Western Cape Health Dept – Strict protocols in place to protect health workers
The Western Cape Health Department said that a stringent protection plan was in place to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19.…
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