Gauteng Health MEC states COVID-19 strategy is focused

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He was responding to comments by Wits professor Alex van den Heever during an interview with eNCA's Xoli Mngambi on Wednesday.Van den Heever asserted the Western Cape has had a stronger response to controlling the spread of the virus, in part, because they have a publicised health plan.

"On the outcomes, the Western Cape appears to be a lot more successful than Gauteng. It's difficult to assess Gauteng's prevention strategy because not a lot of it is in a public strategic document," he said.Masuku said the province's strategy has been quite focused. "There is evidence on the work that we have done. He must indicate what does he mean when he says the strategies are not working."- Coronavirus Hotline Number: 0800 029 999 from 8am to 4pm, Monday to FridaySend HI to 0600 123 456 on WhatsApp.

The NICD has another Clinician Hotline to improve #COVID19 communication and support for healthcare providers. The Clinician Hotline is 0800 11 1131, operating 24 hrs. The Public Hotline is 0800 029 999 also operating 24hrs. The World Health Organization says it still needs to gather and interpret evidence that the transmission of the coronavirus could be airborne. The WHO acknowledged the evidence but added it was not definitive. Now, this new revelation means prevention strategy will have to change. Courtesy

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