The Western Cape Health Department says the Athlone Sports Stadium will, in August, open as the Western Cape’s third mass-vaccination centre.
This follows the opening of the CTICC mass-vaccination centre this past week, here in the Mother City.
The Athlone Stadium will be the first drive-through and walk-through site in the province.
The aim is for the walk-in facility to be operational in early August and the drive through facility, two weeks later.
An intensive traffic plan is being finalised to minimise long queues as far as possible.
The drive-through will follow the same steps as a walk-through, with cars stopping at four stations, which will ensure that residents are successfully screened, registered and vaccinated.
Head of Health, Dr. Keith Cloete says the additional clinic would significantly aid in ramping up the province’s vaccination capabilities.
He says the province has, to date, administered more than half-a-million vaccinations.
Get the latest information on the province’s vaccination-drive here.
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ICYMI: Today we held our weekly Covid-19 Digicon to update the media and public on the third wave and our vaccination programme. You can read my full statement here: https://t.co/3uSM7OD6vi
Missed the Digicon? Watch it here: https://t.co/tb9TUoVKSU pic.twitter.com/39LLrHIAOw
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) July 8, 2021
More than 100 000 vaccinations done in four days @WestCapeHealth
This is the first week the province could really ramp up its vaccination rollout on all fronts and administer more than 100 000 vaccinations #LetsDoThis
Find out here how this was done: https://t.co/EPZskkwWxs pic.twitter.com/e2gmY3fBOv
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) July 9, 2021
The Western Cape has the necessary capacity & facilities to vaccinate up to 120-thousand people per week.
This, according to the Western Cape Head Of Health, Dr Keith Cloete who says the only set-back currently is the delay in vaccine-deliveries by national Government.
Cloete says the province is activating additional vaccination sites, on a weekly basis, to ensure that the vaccines reach as many residents as possible.
Get the latest Covid-19 updates on Premier Alan Winde‘s Twitter-page.
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WC Head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, has started his weekly digicon presentation ➡️ https://t.co/6aFthlptIv pic.twitter.com/qamDG2hTE6
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) June 3, 2021
The Western Cape Department of Health says the province is now officially on the brink of its third Covid-19 wave.
This third wave is set to hit the province in the next week or two.
Western Cape Head of Health, Dr. Keith Cloete said the province’s Covid-19 related hospitalizations, oxygen-use and positive test-rate has increased significantly, over the past 4 weeks.
Cloete says the province is now in a new phase of Covid-19 resurgence.
Get daily updates on Premier Alan Winde‘s Twitter-page.
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WC Head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, has started his weekly digicon presentation ➡️ https://t.co/6aFthlptIv pic.twitter.com/qamDG2hTE6
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) June 3, 2021
