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'KZN is taking over': Zweli Mkhize on the province becoming SA's Covid-19 'epicentre'

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Health minister Zweli Mkhize warns that KwaZulu-Natal could be the next Covid-19 epicentre in SA.

Health minister Zweli Mkhize has warned that KwaZulu-Natal could be the next Covid-19 epicentre as the province's surge in infections continues.

Mkhize said his department would discuss with the KwaZulu-Natal government how “not to get caught up in the numbers”. “We are watching the trends and certainly Gauteng is at the top of rate of infection. KZN is taking over now and we’ll need to reach out to them so they don’t get caught up with the numbers.

“Our clinicians are quite on top of the game, the decisions of admission are up to the clinicians. If people are not admitted to hospitals, it will not be due to a lack of beds, but because they do not meet the admission criteria,” he added.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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