Why Western Cape is no longer doing Covid testing for most under-45s at public sites

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If you are 45 years old and younger, unemployed, or employed with no medical aid, there is no chance of getting a Covid test at a public facility in the Western Cape to put any concerns to rest – unless you have a comorbidity or need hospitalisation.

One employed Capetonian, who is battling with what she believes to be strong Covid symptoms and has no money for a private test, says her only recourse is to stock up with vitamins and the other essentials from a pharmacy, then self-isolating until the symptoms have passed – while the doubt persists whether she has Covid or not.

’’I wasn’t feeling great at that point but it could also still be the flu. But all my symptoms are getting worse. I can still taste and smell, but all my other symptoms seem en pointe for Covid. ’’She said I must phone Clicks and ask how their testing works. I could even opt for the rapid antigen test at Dischem.’’

The head of the provincial Department of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, said at the beginning of the month that due to the testing backlog, it took between seven and 12 days to get results. By then, the person who was tested could be close to recovery.

 

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