Mental health patients among most vulnerable to Covid-19, says Gauteng dept of health

The Gauteng department of health has said that patients at mental health facilities are among the most vulnerable groups to Covid-19.

The department has said that it was closely monitoring Covid-19 cases at mental health care facilities in the province after 168 patients and staff tested positive for the disease. Two patients at different facilities died from the disease.It said it has four specialised mental health facilities, namely, Weskopies, Sterkfontein, Tara H Moross Psychiatric Hospital and Cullinan Care and Rehabilitation Centre.

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