Western Cape hospitals under pressure as Covid-19 infections rise, says Alan Winde
Additional beds have to be found in Cape Town to cope with the increasing number of hospitalisations
22 December 2020 - 17:00
The health system in the Western Cape is under severe pressure and the next two weeks will be critical as admissions in hospitals are expected to increase over this period, premier Alan Winde said on Tuesday.
The head of the provincial health department Keith Cloete said based on what is happening on the Garden Route the province expects the pandemic to reach its peak in the Cape Town metro in the first week of January...
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