A further R250 million has been committed to the National Health Laboratory Service to double their order of test kits, enabling them to undertake the mass testing the country needs to track the pandemic.
The Solidarity Fund has distributed food relief to more than 300,000 families across South Africa, reaching 250,000 vulnerable households in the six weeks since its establishment.
“As part of its healthcare support intervention, the fund reported that the R905 million it approved for procurement of personal protective equipment has secured nearly 80% of the surgical masks and 100% of the N95 masks required to meet the weekly demand for healthcare workers until at least the end of June,” said Nqweni.
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