Over the past week, Mkhize and others have spoken a lot about the 'global shortage of test kits and the creation of a backlog', without providing figures.
Diepsloot residents can be seen getting screened and tested for the Covid-19 virus at a testing site in the Diepsloot Park, 8 May 2020, Johannesburg. Picture: Jacques Nelles
At a press briefing, which started at 1pm, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said he “thinks” the backlog is about 100,000. EFF MP Naledi Chirwa had to ask for a point of order a few times before committee chairperson Sibongiseni Dhlomo allowed her to speak.“Can we get some clarity?” she asked.“The figure I have is slightly different,” Mkhize responded.Mkhize said it depended on which day the backlog was counted, and added that the backlogs are eradicated when testing kits become available.Moments before he provided a figure contradictory to that of Pillay, he had told the committee: “Our information is credible.
He said this was influenced by the number of tests Egypt had done – and it indicated that the positivity rate in Egypt was higher than what their tests were showing. The day before, he briefed the National Council of Provinces, where he expressed his concern about the global shortage of test kits, which could create a backlog.
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