Government efforts have managed to flatten the curve due to the lockdown, although maintaining this flattened curve will be an ongoing process, says Mkhize.
While local health MEC Madoda Sambatha is expected to visit the hospital on Friday, the rate of health workers testing positive has posed a crucial question on the preparedness of health facilities which, if not checked, may lead to hospitals temporarily shutting doors or departments as staffers undergo self-isolation, weakening the already strained department.
The health department revealed that to date, hundreds of health workers have been infected with Covid-19 since the pandemic hit our shores. The department showed that the private sector was hit the hardest. Mkhize said the number of deaths is now at 238, and he expressed condolences to the loved ones of the departed and the health care workers who cared for them.
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