The Covid-19 temporary hospital being set up at the Cape Town International Convention Centre is expected to be ready to admit patients as early as the first week of June, Western Cape head of emergency medicine Lee Wallis revealed.
Wallis said work to fit out the new hospital would begin next week, with planning for the site already at an advanced stage.
By Thursday, the Western Cape remained the epicentre of Covid-19 in SA, with a total of 2,371 positive cases. At least 657 have recovered and six people have died over the last 24 hours, bringing the number of deaths to 46 so far. “I don’t want everybody to go out suddenly. We will not only be the province that has the most numbers, but we will be the province that will put down the more draconian slowing-down mechanisms,” said Winde.
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