The arrival of the Phelo Phepa train has brought quality health services and relief for those nervous about contracting the virus.
Health MEC Sindisiwa Gomba says the train will go to underdeveloped areas where people are not adhering to the lockdown.
"In rural areas, people are still outside and attending funerals. Others also visit each other when they are sick and because that is how closely knit of a community they are," said Gomba.PPE shortages put Eastern Cape health workers at risk: DenosaHealth officials are hoping the Phelo Phepha train will reveal the true extent of the spread in the province's rural areas.
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