Gauteng premier David Makhura has warned residents about a 'Covid-19 storm' that can't be prayed away.
“As we are here today to witness an important opportunity, where we are signing an memorandum of understanding between the health department, German Agency for International co-operation and BMW, that storm has arrived in Gauteng as we speak. It will take all of us to weather the storm, and the critical issue is that we have to go through it,” Makhura said.
“The storm can't be diverted and go somewhere else. Those who pray, you can't pray for it to pass us and go somewhere else.” The provincial government signed a multimillion-rand project with BMW aimed at curbing the spread of the virus. The project is said to transform the health-care system in SA and will add 700 beds to hospitals around the province and increase its supplies of personal protective equipment .Thank you& the Federal Government of Germany for coming on board to compliment our efforts in fighting COVID-19 in Gauteng. The resources will help us expand the number of beds by over 700, as well as increase our PPE. This is the armory we need to fight this pandemic.
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