{"id":162256,"date":"2020-05-24T02:01:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-24T00:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/120-die-in-a-week-as-western-cape-covid-19-fatality-rate-accelerates\/"},"modified":"2020-05-24T02:01:21","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T00:01:21","slug":"120-die-in-a-week-as-western-cape-covid-19-fatality-rate-accelerates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/120-die-in-a-week-as-western-cape-covid-19-fatality-rate-accelerates\/","title":{"rendered":"120 die in a week as Western Cape Covid-19 fatality rate accelerates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cape Town in the news:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=03786040B72A4308801B92524BCDD4CBurl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.dispatchlive.co.za%2fnews%2f2020-05-22-120-die-in-a-week-as-western-cape-covid-19-fatality-rate-accelerates%2fc=12341697038639702893mkt=en-gb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">120 die in a week as Western Cape Covid-19 fatality rate accelerates<\/a>:<\/strong> Covid-19 has claimed 120 lives in the Western Cape in the past week. An additional 20 deaths announced on Friday brought the provincial total to 257, and the overall fatality rate to 1.99%. Of the \u2026: <strong><small><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=03786040B72A4308801B92524BCDD4CBurl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.dispatchlive.co.za%2fnews%2f2020-05-22-120-die-in-a-week-as-western-cape-covid-19-fatality-rate-accelerates%2fc=12341697038639702893mkt=en-gb\">\u201cCape Town\u201d \u2013 BingNews<\/a> <\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=03786040B72A4308801B92524BCDD4CBurl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.health24.com%2fMedical%2fInfectious-diseases%2fCoronavirus%2fphysical-distancing-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-is-a-2m-gap-enough-20200522-3c=13999832082605134893mkt=en-gb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Physical distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic: Is a 2m gap enough?<\/a>:<\/strong> Many factors affect how saliva droplets travel through the air, including their size and number, their interaction with one another and the surrounding air.: <strong><small><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=03786040B72A4308801B92524BCDD4CBurl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.health24.com%2fMedical%2fInfectious-diseases%2fCoronavirus%2fphysical-distancing-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-is-a-2m-gap-enough-20200522-3c=13999832082605134893mkt=en-gb\">\u201cCape Town\u201d \u2013 BingNews<\/a> <\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=03786040B72A4308801B92524BCDD4CBurl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.vice.com%2fen_us%2farticle%2fg5pb54%2fi-really-need-to-go-home-the-cruise-ship-employees-still-stuck-at-seac=3418329751088165564mkt=en-gb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018I Really Need to Go Home\u2019: The Cruise Ship Employees Still Stuck at Sea<\/a>:<\/strong> Months into the coronavirus pandemic, tens of thousands of forgotten cruise ship employees have no idea when they\u2019ll be back on land.: <strong><small><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=03786040B72A4308801B92524BCDD4CBurl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.vice.com%2fen_us%2farticle%2fg5pb54%2fi-really-need-to-go-home-the-cruise-ship-employees-still-stuck-at-seac=3418329751088165564mkt=en-gb\">\u201cCape Town\u201d \u2013 BingNews<\/a> <\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=03786040B72A4308801B92524BCDD4CBurl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.channel24.co.za%2fThe-Juice%2fNews%2fremember-girl-group-jamali-we-find-out-what-theyre-getting-up-to-now-20200522c=11569128132548618385mkt=en-gb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Remember girl group Jamali? We find out what they\u2019re getting up to now<\/a>:<\/strong> Jamali came to an end after the girls decided to pursue their solo careers after an amazing 16 years and four albums together.: <strong><small><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=03786040B72A4308801B92524BCDD4CBurl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.channel24.co.za%2fThe-Juice%2fNews%2fremember-girl-group-jamali-we-find-out-what-theyre-getting-up-to-now-20200522c=11569128132548618385mkt=en-gb\">\u201cCape Town\u201d \u2013 BingNews<\/a> <\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mypr.co.za\/submit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to submit your Cape Town News<\/a> \u2013 free.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Have you tried:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/MyZA.co.za\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Travelling to South Africa<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Fun Western Cape Fact:<\/strong> Perched between the ocean and the mountain, and with a national park as its heart, Cape Town is wild and wonderful. Among its attractions are climbing, surfing and diving along with vibrant nightlife, excellent wine and endless shopping.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Watch a Video:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Is Fiks Mahola Really One?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cape Town in the news: 120 die in a week as Western Cape Covid-19 fatality rate accelerates: Covid-19 has claimed 120 lives in the Western Cape in the past week. An additional 20 deaths announced on Friday brought the provincial total to 257, and the overall fatality rate to 1.99%. 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