Covid-19 is not on holiday & our hospitals are under pressure. Please make safe choices this weekend. We need to ensure we have beds for those who need it. Metro hospitals - average occupancy 81% Rural hospitals - average occupancy 84% Full update: bit.ly/3a1tAAT

🚨 Cape Metro Covid-19 alert 67% 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱-𝟭𝟵 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀. and a 108% increase in deaths. Take a look at more detailed area info below & share this with people in affected areas. Please stay safe. 😷 #CapeTown

The City will protect its customers from Eskom's load-shedding tomorrow, 13 December: City customers in Cape Town will NOT have load-shedding. Eskom customers will be on Stage 1 from 06:00 to 23:00. The City will communicate any changes as soon as possible. #CTInfo

#Loadshedding Has been suspended for today.. BOSBEER.COM 1Second SA REPORTS

New admissions/week • For some reason EC data always takes a bit longer to come through so I never really know if it's actually going down but it does appear to be slowing • Big increase for WC last week. You can expect KZN to follow a similar path • GP starting to go up now

#COVID19 cases are rising, and so are our concerns, especially for those considered high risk. This includes the elderly and individuals with co-morbidities. Do what’s right and practice preventative measures to curb the spread. #FightCOVID19 #BeSmart #StopThe2ndWave

President Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 will address the nation on Monday evening, 14 December 2020, on developments in relation to the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. bit.ly/345hGC3

PROVINCIAL UPDATE 13 DECEMBER • Changes from yesterday highlighted • 7 day average of new cases • New cases graphs for WC, EC, KZN & GP Long thread today - really not looking good for the big 4 provinces going into the holiday season.

COVID-19 ADVISORY: Please expect COVID-19 to affect basic services, City operations, office closures. This is an unavoidable reality of the COVID-19 pandemic. Customer, staff and contractor safety is of utmost importance. Read more: bit.ly/2WeiiRy #CTNews #SecondWave

#DecemberChallenge - if you've been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19 please stay home & arrange a test. Staying home if you've potentially been exposed remains a key way to prevent the spread of Covid-19. #StaySafeMoveForward

Emergency? Calling for help is the right thing to do. Make sure you have the right information to HELP US HELP YOU. Save the number on your cellphone: 021 480 7700 or dial 107 from a landline. #HelpUsHelpYou #PECC

State/private health workers - who have pulled SA through the first #Covid_19 wave - won’t be able to rest this festive season They’ll be facing the devastation of a 2nd wave, after themselves battling with COVID infection and seeing colleagues die They deserve so much better

What the President could not say as his party would have his neck is that the Western Cape Gov medical health sector did what was needed during the lockdown and are able to cope with the increase in virus - other provinces are not!

You are liable to a fine or imprisonment of up to six months if you do not ensure compliance with the regulations by your passengers, customers or employees #COVID19

PROVINCIAL UPDATE 14 DECEMBER • Changes from yesterday highlighted • 7 day average of active cases per million • WC hospitals currently with the most covid admissions As usual hospital numbers from the weekend come in on Monday. Big increases for WC and KZN - Again.

WC hospital numbers Brackengate has seen a big increase in the last couple of weeks. Groote Schuur, Tygerberg & George also very busy. Private hospital numbers are more spread out - Melomed Mitchell's plain the highest with 54. WC covid admissions close to an all-time high.

Final word: The restrictions announced yesterday will actually make little to no difference to the rising numbers. Cases will keep going up through December and we will probably see a large number of deaths in January. Stay safe. Stay at home if possible. Don't be complacent.

Up and at 'em: WC Health Dept adds drones to its rescue armoury dlvr.it/RnhjyJ

Current Covid admissions in WC This is definitely the most concerning graph for WC. Covid admissions going past 2000 today and now at an all time high (2056 currently admitted). At the current rate it may pass that 2500 mark by next week.

Mr The Presidency 🇿🇦 could you explain why the Minister Of Police needs over 30 SAPS members next to him enforcing COVID19 rules when a few km's away, innocent people are being killed by gang fighting and no often then not the excuse is a shortage of police officers? Unathi