They have not been diagnosed with the coronavirus and the health department says there’s no need for citizens to panic
in China and where they will be placed in quarantine, according to Dr Lwazi Manzi, who speaks for the national department of health.
“Those people are not sick; that must be understood. The whole purpose of a quarantine is to just keep then in check and to make sure that there are no potential scares. At the same time, we want to keep them in a place where they will be comfortable and feel like normal human beings. But far away from society,” she said.
“Our role as the department will be providing medical advice. From training staff on how to handle the people when travelling and when they get here. And also how they can do the necessary tests and manage the whole situation.”
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