{"id":60396,"date":"2020-08-27T09:28:15","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T07:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/province-gears-up-for-peak-20200825-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T12:02:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T10:02:25","slug":"province-gears-up-for-peak-20200825-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/province-gears-up-for-peak-20200825-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Province gears up for peak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the Northern Cape enters the eye of the Covid-19 storm, preparations are underway to ensure the health department will be able to cope when the pandemic reaches its peak in September. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 3 507 active cases in the province, Kalahari residents will need to be more vigilant about taking the steps necessary to stay healthy and avoid contracting the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_8deefd31\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Maruping Lekwene\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10445\/5e010cd941f545acb2b5f158fdf8cbe0.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a4b9b58a0f9742a1adf9aa3ff622c046.jpg\" title=\"Maruping Lekwene (left, MEC for Health) and Dr Zamani Saul (Northern Cape Premier) during discussions last week with the Minerals Council about \u201cbreaking the chain\u201d of Covid-19 transmissions in the mining sector. 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