The party called for the immediate quarantine of all who are infected, naming Robben Island as a suitable site.
The EFF has called for all people infected with coronavirus to be held in state quarantine, preferably on Robben Island.
A group of 122 South Africans who are returning from coronavirus-hit Wuhan, China, are expected to arrive this weekend and will be in quarantine at the Protea Hotel’s The Ranch Resort, 25km from Polokwane, for 21 days. “It is ironic that over 130 South Africans from Wuhan who have been confirmed not to be infected will be under forced, state quarantine. Yet, people who are infected are allowed to ‘self-quarantine’.
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