The statement also included details on the cross-border transporting of people who had died of Covid-19, for their funerals.
The cause of death of the baby born prematurely, and said to have died of Covid-19 after a two-day struggle for survival, will be investigated, the Western Cape government said on Thursday.
The total number of cases recorded in the province at that time was 11,810, with 5,677 recoveries and 5,898 active cases. It recorded 104,347 tests. It was resolved that four regulatory protocols must be drafted by the two premiers and submitted to the national government for processing, and for consideration by the National Coronavirus Command Council.
The two provinces are trying to find protocols of cooperation, specifically on cross-border movement.
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