Shopping malls, SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) offices, funerals and private hospitals — these are the drivers of Covid-19 infections in Nelson Mandela Bay.
Mkhize said he was initially concerned about four things when it came to the Eastern Cape’s Covid-19 response: strategy, protective personal equipment, human resources and infrastructure.
Ramaphosa said he had been concerned about the rising number of Covid-19 infections in the province, but after receiving a thorough briefing from politicians and officials, he felt it was adequately prepared to deal with the months ahead. Pleased with the presentations, he said he was glad the province had finally woken up to the dangers of the coronavirus and was putting forward a clear health strategy ahead of the expected increase in cases in August and September.“Utilising the district development modelling in your approach to dealing with the pandemic is also a huge boon as far as we’re concerned.“We’re going to give you ministers and deputy ministers to work with you in each of the districts.
“The province is on the right track,” he said. “Infections took a bit longer to come here and found everybody not ready at all, and the team was not quite coherent.
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