Joss Potgieter - who was one of the 112 South Africans evacuated from the coronavirus epicentre Wuhan, China, and spent 14 days in quarantine in Limpopo - said she was excited to be going home to her family. TheMercurySA lockdown Day4
Addressing media at the Ranch Resort in Limpopo, where the group were quarantined, Ramaphosa announced that Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and the military medical officers had declared the venue a green zone after the repatriates, the personnel who brought them home and the hotel staff had tested negative for Covid-19 again.Potgieter said while they had a bit of anxiety about going into the outside world, they were excited they would be seeing their loved ones.
“We feel safe here, though. It was the perfect environment for us to come out of what we had experienced. “I characterise the mission that you undertook as a most dangerous mission, you were going into unknown territory The real heart of Covid-19, and you said you were willing to go there.He told the group that they were able to beat Covid-19 because they were under lockdown in China.
“Go and spread the word, and tell our compatriots that yes, coronavirus is a reality and we must look after ourselves.” “You were prepared to sacrifice, because when we brought these students and put them under quarantine, that could have resulted in any of them having the virus and spreading it among you. You were prepared to take that risk.Dr Ahmed Bham, the Department of Health’s head of emergency and disaster medicine, who also volunteers for the KwaZulu-Natal-based Gift of the Givers, said the mission had been a huge task but they were glad that it had been achieved.
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