Poor handling and collection of crucial data would render the province unprepared when the peak hits in about June, Gauteng shadow health MEC Jack Bloom says.
Gauteng may be leading the fight against Covid-19 in terms of preparedness, opposition parties suggest.
“The main thing with Gauteng is we don’t know what the real picture is when it comes to testing results which are so delayed. With at least 8,000 extra beds in health facilities across the province, government was making good on its promise to increase capacity, Bloom said, but poor handling and collection of crucial data would render the province unprepared when the peak hit in about June.
He said the Western Cape, where the most cases were currently being reported, had the unique challenge of having a high number of international visitors, which may be behind the sudden spike in positive test results. On Monday, Dr M Moodley, head of the Western Cape department of health, said the province’s infection rates suggested “earlier onset of rapid exponential growth in hospitalisation and death than initially considered at the onset of lockdown”, according to Good Party spokesperson Brett Herron.
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