Health department dismisses reports of Covid-19 case in Alexandra

Spokesperson of the department Popo Maja dismissed the reports which surfaced early on Monday afternoon.

“It is a speculation. It is really rumours. The minister [Zweli Mkhize] releases the number of confirmed cases every early evening. The minister releases a statement between 6pm and 7pm,” said Maja. Earlier, Newsroom Afrika reported that a resident of Setjwetla in Alexandra township had tested positive for Covid-19. The television channel claimed that two sources had confirmed the case and the infected person had allegedly contracted it from their employer who had been travelling abroad.

There have been fears across Gauteng that if the coronavirus would reach densely populated spaces such as Alexandra and Diepsloot, infections would rise exponentially and make it difficult for the government to contain the spread of the disease. Informal settlements are known for being very congested spaces which make it difficult for people to observe some of the safety requirements the government has introduced, such as social distancing.

And this?

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The situation in eMbalenhle, Secunda is really out of hand. Cars and people roaming the streets as if nothing has happened. People walking in groups. Cars full of people others even drinking. Local mini taxis loaded with full passengers.

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Why

Journalists should exercise restraint with such cases, what they did here was cause unnecessary panick over an unconfirmed report rather wait for the DoH to announce as they gave been doing.

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