Western Cape Premier Alan Winde revealed this during a briefing. FILE: A hospital worker walks amongst patients in the COVID-19 ward at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35km from the centre of Cape Town, on 29 December 2020. A total of 241 patients came through its doors, but now the temporary Covid-19 field hospital in Khayelitsha will close. /Gianluigi Guercia/VCG. It is yet another sign that the Western Cape, at least for now, is beyond the worst of the pandemic, although it is far from over. Ramaphosa has Covid-19 jab with Khayelitsha hospital staff. In March, Khayelitsha was the first township in South Africa to have a confirmed COVID-19 case. In Khayelitsha, the infection rate has fallen to 6/100,000 people. On 5 March 2020, Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize confirmed the spread of the virus to South Africa, with the first known patient being a male citizen who tested positive upon his return from Italy. The first person in South Africa to receive the jab on Wednesday afternoon was nurse Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi at the Khayelitsha District Hospital. According to the latest figures from the Africa CDC, … Sister Zoliswa Gidi- Dyosi is vaccinated against Covid-19 at Khayelitsha District Hospital on February 17 2021. A South African health worker is inoculated with a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at the Khayelitsha Hospital in Cape Town on February 17, 2021. Today, health authorities see a slowdown in COVID-19 patients requiring hospital care in the province, with 354 active cases reported for Khayelitsha on 4 August, down from over 1,000 in late June. Among the interventions and programmes driven in Khayelitsha to lower the transmission of COVID-19, included the deployment of 60 Chrysalis graduates to assist in COVID-19 compliance at malls and other places of gathering from June 2020. Khayelitsha residents received the first ever mobile clinic from the Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa (HSFSA) that will provide essential preventive health screenings. It is yet another sign that the Western Cape, at least for now, is beyond the worst of the pandemic, although it is far from over. A patient with the COVID-19 breaths in oxygen in the COVID-19 ward at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35km from the centre of Cape Town, on December 29, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Health workers give Covid-19 vaccine the thumbs up News Prior to their deployment, they received training on COVID-19 from Doctors Without Borders. I feel fine, I have no side effects and I am still able to work,” says Khayelitsha District Hospital nurse and midwife Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi. The country’s first citizen is with of a group of health workers being vaccinated at the Khayelitsha District Hospital in Cape Town on Wednesday. A healthcare worker receives the Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccination at Khayelitsha Hospital near Cape Town, South Africa February 17, 2021. But now the temporary COVID-19 field hospital in Khayelitsha will close. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) alongside the Western Cape Government, Khayelitsha District Hospital and City of Cape Town, recently launched a temporary 60-bed COVID-19 treatment facility, to meet the needs of the local community during the pandemic. In case you missed it, here’s a quick round up of … South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is inoculated with a Covid-19 vaccine shot at the Khayelitsha Hospital in Cape Town on February 17, 2021. “As COVID-19 continues to spread, and the wards in Khayelitsha District hospital have filled up with suspected and confirmed cases, we are helping increase local healthcare capacity to meet these urgent needs – this will help save lives,” says Dr Eric Goemaere, COVID-19 project leader in Khayelitsha. By Sipokazi Fokazi - 17 February 2021 . South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination at the Khayelitsha Hospital near Cape Town, South Africa, Feb. 17, 2021. No Covid-19 deaths were reported on Wednesday for the first time since October and the test positivity rate has fallen to just 5.1%. There were now 393 infections in the province. In March, Khayelitsha was the first township in South Africa to have a confirmed Covid-19 case. A hospital worker and patient with COVID-19 in in the resuscitation room of the COVID-19 ward at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35km from the centre of Cape Town, on 29 December 2020. But now the temporary Covid-19 field hospital in Khayelitsha will close. Cape Town nurse Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi became the first healthcare worker to get vaccinated against Covid-19 at the Khayelitsha Hospital on Wednesday. No tears: Ramaphosa gets his COVID-19 vaccine jab. CAPE TOWN - The … The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has surpassed the 4.4 million mark as the continent continues its efforts to contain a third wave of the pandemic. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has surpassed the 4.4 million mark as the continent continues its efforts to contain a third wave of the pandemic. Khayelitsha township, seen here in March, is a high-density area that is being closely watched in the battle against Covid-19. A South African health worker is inoculated with a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at the Khayelitsha Hospital in Cape Town on February 17, 2021. ― Reuters file pic . Second COVID-19 infection confirmed in Khayelitsha. Yet Wallis and his team plan to … Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. A hospital worker walks amongst patients in the COVID-19 ward at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35km from the centre of Cape Town, on 29 December 2020. Sister Ndzishe, who works at Luvoyo clinic receives her Covid 19 vaccine at Khayelitsha District Hospital. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination at the Khayelitsha Hospital near Cape Town, South Africa, Feb. 17, 2021. Ramaphosa has Covid-19 jab with Khayelitsha hospital staff. Khayelitsha was the worst-hit area in SA when Covid-19 community transmission took hold, but less than five months after its first case the country’s second-biggest township is beating the odds. Today, health authorities see a slowdown in COVID-19 patients requiring hospital care in the province, with 354 active cases reported for Khayelitsha on 4 August, down from over 1,000 in late June. Image: Twitter/Athi Geleba . FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker receives the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination at Khayelitsha Hospital near Cape Town, South Africa, February 17, 2021. This week, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and its potential links to rare blood clots dominated the news. On 17 February 2021, the national COVID vaccination program was officially rolled out, beginning at Khayelitsha District Hospital in the Western Cape Province where healthcare workers, the President Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize were given shots of …
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