According to the Department of Health in the province, the sites will be completed by the outreach teams focusing mainly on various old age homes in both districts. De Aar hospitals in the Pixley Ka Seme district and Dr Van Niekerk hospitals in the Namakwa District are expected to also operate this week as vaccination stations.

On Saturday, the Northern Cape received the second batch of 390 vials of Pfizer vaccine. The Department of Health said that the province will now be able to vaccinate over 1 170 people in the ZF Mgcawu and 1 170 in the John Taolo Gaetsewe district. A total of 9 502 health workers have already been vaccinated in the province as part of the first phase.

The Northern Cape Health MEC, Maruping Lekwene, has urged the public to adhere to Covid-19 regulations. In a media release of the Northern Cape Provincial Government, Lekwene explained that the resurgence in the province is a result of the continued gathering of groups at schools, old age homes, funerals, households, and the behavioural change during religious gatherings and private gatherings. He reiterated adherence to Covid-19 regulations and warned against complacency, as infections keep on rising in the province.

OFM News/Kekeletso Mosebetsi