Health minister Zweli Mkhize under fire as SA's readiness for coronavirus questioned

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“If coronavirus can make a country like China build a hospital in weeks and still claim thousands of lives, what do you think it will do to SA that takes 10 years to build one dysfunctional maternity ward?”

“This is not the time for decisions which are bound to affect 57-million people to be made under the veil of secrecy. It is, however, time for decisive and united leadership. If we get this wrong, there will be preventable loss of lives,” she warned.

“We should never unjustifiably spread fear, however we should prepare for the worst. We know the state of our health care outside an epidemic outbreak,” she said. Gwarube also took issue with Mkhize addressing the media on the developments and government plans before tabling those plans before parliament.

 

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Hopefully the engineers that built the Power stations will not get employed on the hospital construction....Tenders could play major part tho🤔

SO TRUE

'We'ha wready!' Say it again sir,'We'ha wready!' Mnxm. Meanwhile 800 000 masks donated to Italy. How much are we left with? Do we have enough PROPER masks or we'll again 'Imagine my shock!' our way when we realize all we have are DUST Masks and even those are in shortage?

My friend went to clinic today he was given panasodos only and told to buy himself a cough medicine, meanwhile Zweli Mkhize is telling the country government is ready for coronavirus 🤔

Where is the other group travelled with them..

We want doom

This virus must please attack all whose names featured in the state capture commission followed by all rapists and murderers. May it be strategic Lord

God have mercy on us the poor people. The deadly virus has arrived when everyone is failing to recollect his/her faith

Guys, we need a revolution.

Holy fvck!! We're screwed😆😆

How come the guy was not screened on his arrival

Good question, and we need a good answer and honest answers

Our government is useless, I don't trust them at all.

Sad truth! But quick enough to switch the electricity with the blink of an eye.

These guys struggled to contain the polony virus, so how they contain Corona virus 🤷🏿‍♂️

That Shoprite plastic you been refusing from the cashiers, it’s going to be useful now

We're completely dead

Fd....

The cxhinesae have work ethic

This government is a joke. Everything they touch turns to shit

How is maternity compare to corona virus...or r u trying to trivialize maternity?

So this are words from the minister... Are u sure guys didn't misquote him..? Mara i like the fact that he's in tune with reality.. ANC an Corruption.. Mathe no leme.

Eat more polony?

You realise with such a high HIV prevalence rate, our mortalities are gonna be greater than normal.

Ow now they feel the heat 🖕🏿😑too late shit is here already

Doom will fix it

We are finished

This minister is a flop. How do U ask such a question? This is the call centre guy

Your chinese got it wrong, they built the hospital but more people are still dying, they should have focused on finding the solution.

Can SA government fly that Nigerian pastor here. I think we really need him.

Have all those people who were on the same flight been tracked and tested, together with their family members?

China never build a hospital in 10 days

We have too many prophets, don’t worry

We are not ready we never been ready thats why we could even donate 800 000 mask

Kere Bona ho fedile ka rona 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

We should be asking that not him, he has power, we have nothing but fear for CoronaVirusSA

Confucius 😂🤣💩

Sincede Nkosi... Amen

His already confused incompetent don't know what to say

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