Tygerberg Hospital’s isolation unit is the designated facility for any Covid-19 cases requiring hospitalisation in the Western Cape. coronavirus
Cape Town - There will be more cases of coronavirus in South Africa, says Western Cape Health Minister Dr Nomafrench Mbombo.
The 36-year-old man had travelled through Europe and returned to Cape Town on Monday. The man presented himself to a private healthcare facility with symptoms, where a swab was taken for testing. He was quarantined for 480-hours until his test came back positive, and he has been in self-imposed isolation ever since.
Three patients are already admitted into the unit as they await the results of their tests, which should be released later today. They are being cared for by healthcare workers dressed head to toe in Protective Profession Equipment .
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