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April 10 2020 – 17:21
80% of the Western Cape’s Covid-19 cases are in Cape Town
About eight of every 10 confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Western Cape have been recorded in Cape Town.
In a statement Western Cape premier Alan Winde said that, as of Friday, the city had recorded 440 confirmed Covid-19 cases out of the overall 545 cases in the province. The figures differed from those given by health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize, who said there had been 451 confirmed cases in the province.
The majority of such cases have been recorded in the western and southern parts of Cape Town.
The province had also recorded three new deaths.’Huge’ numbers of people stopped trying to get to homes in EC
“Massive” numbers of people travelling in minibus taxis, mostly from the Western Cape, attempted to enter the Eastern Cape on Friday.
Many travelled from Cape Town, but have been prevented from going any further after reaching the roadblock at Aberdeen and other entry points.
It is understood that some travellers have procured false death certificates. Lockdown regulations state people may travel between provinces if they need to attend funerals, provided they have the requisite documentation.April 10 2020 – 16:13
Mkhize orders probe into how 48 nurses tested positive for Covid-19 at Durban hospital
Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said an ongoing investigation into allegations of non-compliance at Netcare St Augustine’s hospital in Durban will reveal how and why 48 nurses tested positive for Covid-19.
Speaking at a media briefing on Friday, Mkhize reaffirmed that the hospital had been closed, following his announcement earlier this week that 66 people at the private facility had tested positive for the virus. Forty-eight were nurses.
“That’s a very large number of staff to be infected at a popular institution. Therefore, we have asked that the provincial government must institute an investigation in terms of why [and] how we ended up with so many people infected in one place — particularly if it’s professionals,” he said.Mayor’s exhortation to soldiers to shoot & race speech outrages SAHRC
An apology is not enough, the SA Human Rights Commission says, announcing it has opened an investigation into a Free State mayor, Nkosinjani Speelman.
Matjhabeng mayor Nkosinjani Speelman was suspended two days ago for using racially offensive language while addressing soldiers on the enforcing of lockdown rules in the mining town. In a statement, the ANC in the Free State said Speelman’s comments were “racist and regrettable”.
The SAHRC said the mayor had referred to members of the coloured community in Bronville, Welkom, “using words that are not only offensive but may also negatively touch on their dignity as human beings”.