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Durban Townships call on government to fast track mobile COVID-19 testing

3 April 2020, 5:42 PM  |
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The number of coronavirus cases is increasing in South Africa.

The number of coronavirus cases is increasing in South Africa.

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The number of coronavirus cases is increasing in South Africa.

Community members of three of Durban’s largest townships have called on government to fast track the introduction of mobile testing for COVID-19.

KwaMashu, Inanda and Umlazi are said to now have a number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus with one recorded death.

These areas have been earmarked for mass screening.

These townships are home to thousands of residents, with almost 70% of them living below the poverty line.

These townships also have the highest number of people with chronic illnesses which puts them at risk of being infected with COVID-19.

In the video below, mobile COVID-19 testing and screening units are deployed nationwide. 

Meanwhile, Netcare St Augustine’s Hospital near Durban has been closed after eleven of its nurses tested positive for the coronavirus.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala along with Health MEC, Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu earlier addressed the media in Durban.

This followed a meeting of the provincial government’s command team responsible for dealing with COVID-19.

The hospital is the same one at which a primary school teacher in Isipingo, south of Durban, died after testing positive for the virus.

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