Thirteen of the new patients are health workers from Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Free State and Gauteng.
JOHANNESBURG – As the country enters day three of the national lock down, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has expressed concern over the number of health workers infected with COVID-19.A 70-year-old doctor is in the intensive care unit in hospital, while the others are under quarantine.
The department has emphasised that the health workers did not get infected by patients they were treating.However, the department said the numbers were based only on immediately available verified testsMore people have been arrested in Johannesburg as police continue to take a firm hand against businesses flouting regulations during the 21-day lockdown.
Cigarettes worth over R3,000 were confiscated in Doornfontein on Saturday as they were being sold in contravention of the new regulations.
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