South Africa's seeking thousands of health workers amid massive surge in Covid-19 cases The Western Cape, South Africa's epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak, is searching for 5,272 health workers amid a spike in confirmed cases.
The Western Cape province, South Africa's epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak, said on Saturday that it is advertising for 5,272 health workers amid a spike in confirmed cases.
The province is also working hard to prepare additional beds in the hospital system to ensure the capacity before the peak of the outbreak comes, Winde said. "Money is not a problem," Ramaphosa said, adding that the Western Cape will get what it needs to cope with the rapid rise in infections. As of Saturday, the province has recorded 30,379 confirmed cases and 729 deaths, accounting for over 66 percent of the nation's total and more than 76 percent of the nationwide death toll.
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