The SA Military Health Service will also give support to Port Health Services.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has given authorisation for 20,000 soldiers to keep their boots on the ground as part of the country’s fight against Covid-19.
“Expenditure expected to be incurred for this extension is R1.5 billion,” Parliament spokesperson Moloto Mothapo said in a statement in which Ramaphosa’s decision was confirmed. The April deployment came at a cost of almost R5 billion and included regular, reserve and auxiliary forces. Ramaphosa said the SANDF would continue to work for as long as the pandemic was not under control and work with the national Department of Health in managing Covid-19 with the provision of field hospitals, medical screening and quarantine facilities.
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