Gauteng bolsters health system in fight against COVID-19

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The Gauteng government’s aim is eventually to have 2200 beds in the fight against COVID-19.

He was speaking after taking President Cyril Ramaphosa on a walkabout of a hall at the Nasrec Expo Centre.These are part of the 500 new beds placed inside a hall at the centre.28 Gauteng health officials test positive for COVID-19“We have been saying that the country needs to be well prepared because we will reach a peak in August / September. We will need a lot of hospital beds. What I saw here today is impressive. And we are also ramping up isolation places," he said.

The premier says the coronavirus has forced government to fast track some of its plans to improve public health. “We are preparing for whatever may happen. We don’t want to be complacent or say that we are fully ready. Every day we are building additional capacity. This has been the epicenter and we don’t want to take anything for granted," said Makhura.

 

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Lovely and good work for all involved, but hope we will never have to use it and that people remain healthy.

Was the pic taken before, 'during' or after?

I think it's time for Africa to focus more on using local herbs to fight this virus instead of spending huge money on foreign equipments

Having law enforcement and the army out terrified people. They even too afraid to think or ask questions

Looks like something behind more than anything coming soon guys stayed in the house until all fire start burning

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