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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Cape Town – With the increase in hospitalisations due to the second wave of Covid-19 infections, the Western Cape Government has made a number of changes to its current health service delivery offering.<\/p>\n

Among those is the news that the Western Cape Health Department has restricted in-hospital visits. Non-urgent outpatient appointments will be postponed and patients given alternative dates.<\/p>\n

Patients who are in hospital but stable will be discharged for further management at home or at a step-down facility, and non-urgent elective surgery will be postponed and patients provided with a later date.<\/p>\n

Outreaches from district and regional hospitals will also be suspended.<\/p>\n

The Health Department has also urged patients to only access emergency centres for listed emergencies, and that patients with non-emergencies should access health-care services at the nearest clinic.<\/p>\n

Listed emergency services that will continue are:<\/p>\n

Amended services at clinics:<\/p>\n

The provincial Health Department said that patients were encouraged to make an appointment before visiting a health-care facility by calling their local clinic.<\/p>\n

Patients in the Cape metro can also access the Pocket Clinic Telehealth Service from their cellphones (WhatsApp) by sending \u201cHi\u201d to 087 240 6122.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly visit the clinic or hospital emergency centre when you really have to. Coronavirus spreads where people gather, including at public health facilities. Always wear a clean cloth mask over your mouth and nose, and keep a distance of 1.5m from other people,\u201d the department said.<\/p>\n

Stay safe tips:<\/p>\n

Cape Argus<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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