Mkhize recommends the widespread use of cloth masks during Covid-19 outbreak

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Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has recommendëd the widespread use of cloth masks. 'Individuals can make their own masks, there shouldn’t be a need for everyone to be wearing surgical/N95 masks, ' he said. LockdownSAExtended

Cape Town - The number of coronavirus infections in South Africa has risen to 2 003 with 24 confirmed Covid-19-related deaths, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Friday.The breakdown of deaths per province is: Gauteng, 3; Western Cape, 6; KwaZulu-Natal, 12; Free State 3.

“We are checking hospital admissions. There has been no explosion, the numbers of deaths do not show a huge explosion.”

 

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