The Western Cape Department of Health has urged members of the public who are unable to self-isolate due to economic or social reasons to make use of its various isolation and quarantine facilities across the province.
The Department says it currently has around 1200 beds available for people to isolate themselves or go into quarantine if they test positive for COVID-19.
Speaking during Premier Alan Winde’s weekly COVID-19 digital media briefing, Provincial Health Minister, Nomafrench Mbombo, says the quarantine and isolation bed spaces are under-utilised at this stage.
“We encourage people, especially during this time, under the weather and the bad conditions in an environment where you can’t even be able to self-isolate because of the weather conditions, please make use of those. It’s part of strengthening the whole health system.”
#COVID19 Statistics in South Africa as at 18 June 2020. pic.twitter.com/CbsL0SHCmA
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) June 18, 2020
As of today, the cumulative number of confirmed #COVID19 cases is 83 890, the total number of deaths is 1 737 and the total number of recoveries is 44 920. pic.twitter.com/117SLxbbyD
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) June 18, 2020
Head of the Western Cape Health Department, Dr Keith Cloete, says the coronavirus pandemic hit Cape Town much earlier.
Posted by SABC News Western Cape on Thursday, 18 June 2020
The Western Cape Department of Health has urged members of the public who are unable to self-isolate due to economic or…
Posted by SABC News Western Cape on Thursday, 18 June 2020
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