JOHANNESBURG – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says over 3,500 beds have been put into operation in the Eastern Cape, but there will be a need for more capacity.The Eastern Cape has recorded an unprecedented 400 new COVID-19 related fatalities in the last 24-hour cycle, the highest single-day jump for any province to date.
Mkhize said a team would be meeting on Thursday afternoon to sort out the bureaucratic processes associated with employing more healthcare professionals in order to provide relief to existing staff. “All of us know that for a long time there were vacancies and posts that were frozen, and so they were running a large number of vacancies. That we have had to deal with, so we are encouraging the provincial department to open the database and make sure that we get as many of the staff as possible.”More than 1,300 people have succumbed to the virus in the province.
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