Gauteng residents refuse Covid-19 screening, testing over fake news

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The Gauteng Department of Health has appealed to the public to ignore a barrage of “fake news from unreliable sources” and allow themselves to be screened and tested for the novel coronavirus.

Pretoria – The Gauteng Department of Health on Monday appealed to community members to ignore a barrage of “fake news from unreliable sources” and take part in ongoing screening and testing for the novel coronavirus.

“The Gauteng Department of Health wishes to advise the public to be vigilant of misleading information and fake news from unreliable news sources, which purport to share valuable insights on Covid-19. Today our screening and testing teams have had to plead with community members who refused to take part in the screening and testing drive due to a misleading video which has gone viral,” said Kekana.

Kekana said that as stated by president Cyril Ramaphosa, the screening and testing initiative is aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus.

 

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That video of Bill Gates stating Africa needs to be DEPOPULATED....is not fake video or news....but real stuff said from the horses mouth....and you expect me to use the test kits supplied by HIM? ....never Let the whole ANC cabinet take the test....live on tv first.

Sorry and Thank you, My doctor will do the testing. Yall can go to hell. Imagine these people going from house to house infecting people with whatever they picked up from other houses.

Gauteng where in sondton?they mustn't dare go to our townships we won't test some of us

And one completely unsubstantiated tweet that Test kits are contaminated, stops the government knowing actual infection rates, and what chance the lockdown will end on Apr 16 without those numbers being known? The author of that tweet ensures more people get contaminated.

Only pathcare

But when the pastor tell them to have some Doom, they gladly open their mouths. Still in the dark ages.

Take the test from behind security bars if you have to...but do not refuse testing !

It's scary...

How do we know the people testing hasn't become positive from testing and now spreading the virus? This door-to-door approach does not work for me.

Africa will arise. We can't be fooled anymore. Our leaders are all liars.

Kuphi? I think the dept is lying again.

Gauteng residents are awoke ✊. All of us we must refuse their testing.

Naledi Pando must answer.People are sober and they listen attentively.

They must let people die in peace. Noone has got two lives.

I have the right to choose my own healthcare professionals. I don't know these 'testers' from a bar of soap. I don't even know if they ever worked in a hospital before a week ago. I will not be tested by them. If anybody will test me, it will be by my OWN doctor...

KhandaniM Let Makhura and that guy who is his MEC for health test first

Idiots. Arrest all who spread fake news or aybe we let people rest in peace

KhandaniM We are not going to be infected with viruses that are far from us. People who re old from 60 to 80 years died and you keep the whole country on lock down for what, for Bill Gates, traver noa, we are not going to do that.

Ate these fake news 🤔🧐 Dont make us for fools ... you are fake

Keep on refusing... Salute 👍💪👌🙏

That's a good thing they're doing. Lool

I despair at the idiocy of my countrymen! Is there no conspiracy theory that is too far fetched ?

People are wiser and see what has happened internationally. The government need to assure the citizens

Blame News24 . They said S.A and their Bill Gates wants to use us as lab rats for this Covid19 vaccine. We are also afraid of contaminated test kits! Can we open the liquor stores since we won't agree to be tested?

Good thing citizens

People believe fake news more than anything. So people are afraid that they will get sick

This is easy to solve, pick random kits... say 30 out of a 100, have them tested independently then put this to bed once and for all. No amount of shouting 'fake news' will convince me, and I am clearly not the only person who feels like this

But test kits have been found to be contaminated

Will I be arrested and sent to a state hospital if tested positive?

Why testing people who are not sick

Are you even allowed to say no?

How did you conclude that the news were fake?

What is the logic in getting tested if you’re not feeling sick?

Ignorance will definitely kill us indeed.

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