Getting protective gear for medical personnel is a headache for the government

Deputy health minister Joe Phaahla made this admission on Friday, saying the biggest producer of this equipment was China, which was itself in need of it.

However, the government was doing everything in its power to ensure all health workers were protected, he said. “China itself is in need of most of this equipment and is therefore limiting the exports. When the disease spread to other parts of the world, especially in the US and Europe, demand for this equipment has been rising as these major countries have also wanted to import from China and other producers.

Everything is a headache for the government to do except when it comes to misusing public funds, oh they excel at that.

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