Coronavirus: No construction yet at Pretoria showgrounds temporary treatment site

Gauteng MEC for Health Dr Bandile Masuku poses for a picture after an interview with The Citizen, 22 October 2019. Picture: Tracy Lee Stark

The Gauteng health department has not yet started construction at the Pretoria showgrounds where Covid-19 patients are expected to be treated, Health MEC Bandile Masuku said. The MEC was responding to News24’s questions about the Pretoria showgrounds and whether it could be used as a temporary treatment site with up to 300 ICU beds and ventilators.

The MEC would only reveal that all “its facilities are being prepared and are expected to be done around May”.

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