'Compared with ebola, corona is like a flu,' department of health spokesperson Popo Maja said.
A healthcare worker from the World Health Organization prepares to give an Ebola vaccination in Mangina, Democratic Republic of Congo. File picture: AP Photo / Al-hadji Kudra MaliroThe department of health has used the spectre of ebola to demonstrate SA’s readiness for a coronavirus outbreak, saying the country was “ever ready” due to systems introduced in the wake of ebola virus.
“Our systems were prepared for ebola. Compared with ebola, corona is like a flu,” department of health spokesperson Popo Maja said. “In a way, ebola did prepare us to up our game.” “We had no single case of ebola and we can confirm that, to date, there is no case of the coronavirus in SA.
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