Some warned it won't end well, while others claimed residents in the area were heeding health and safety advice from government.
Western Cape premier Alan Winde said one person living in Khayelitsha is the over-crowded area's first confirmed case of Covid-19. File photo.Khayelitsha in Cape Town has reported its first official case of Covid-19.
“We have seen another increase in the number of residents admitted to hospital as a result of the virus, with 14 currently hospitalised, three of these in intensive care. "The stats show us this virus is spreading and reaching communities across our province. Every one these cases, from Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain to Mossel Bay is of very serious concern for my government.”TimesLIVE
South Africans flocked to Twitter to share their reaction to the news, with some warning it would not end well in an area that is overcrowded and “doesn't permit social distancing”.
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