The decision to move all those who test positive to four facilities across the province was prompted after several cases of failed self-isolation which pose a high risk to spread the virus in the province which had reported a total nine positive cases so far.
Madoda Sambatha, the provincial Health MEC and convener of the province’s Covid-19 task team, expressed serious concerns that most of the people instructed to be in self-isolation were not complying and thus increasing risks of spreading the deadly virus. It is cases like the two in Rustenburg that people did not adhere to self-isolation. That has resulted in an increased burden for government“We’ll put them in our facilities, we’ll feed and take care of them and have security around them. People are misbehaving and this calls for us to force them to otherwise take all other precautionary measures. Otherwise efforts to prevent the spread would be in vain.
The forced quarantine decision was to be implemented “so that every person tested positive but not a hospital case is placed in organised and managed isolation for 14 days”. “This will have financial implications, but our view is that it’s worth every cent rather. Better than leaving positive people to be on the loose where they fail to adhere to self-isolation orders and infect others.”
Sambatha acknowledged that the lack of public transportation – due to government’s restrictions on taxis because of the lockdown – has had an impact on the movement of healthcare workers to and from work, as well as people needing to buy essential goods.
But EFFSouthAfrica wanted this from the beginning when that Italian man in KZN tested positive and was allowed to go home but no MYANC let white privilege lead the way.
You really love black people's photos on your VOVID19 lies
Penxenxe MagaselaMzobe I see you've been lobbying
Omph_metse Yep people don’t listen
True indeed
As it should be
MalumDube I don't think thats the problem. What happens is that after testing, people do not self isolate.
People won’t test...
Dankie 👌🏾
That is the best decision ever...
That's the way to go
Amandla premier....
Now we getting some where 🤦♂️
DrZweliMkhize this is the way to go.
North West has figured this thing out! Had the small stance been taken for all provinces, we wouldn't have 1000+ positive cases
How many of you are going to voluntarily test knowing a positive result will put you into a government led quarantine?
I support this 100%. CyrilRamaphosa you should do this if you are serious. You quarantined students from China by force. Do likewise with the rich who are testing positive and take Andile Mngxitama's advice and do compulsory testing and those who test positive isolate.
Good.
Leadership 🙏🏽
Good direction NW Province
Very ill informed and reckless.
Murendi Leadership...don't even understand why this self-isolate was allowed to start with hai...
Exactly how it should be done.
🔥
Finally someone does something. This should have been done from the 1st case
Totally behind you. It not only reduces infection rates in society, but protects family members. Especially the children. Thank you North West
And why is it just NW? Should have been this way from beginning countrywide!
Best decision
LaurieAClaase As should be the case EVERY person who has tested positive 💁🏽♀️
That should be the case countrywide otherwise the 21 days will be meaningless
I think that would be best because people refuse to listen and take instruction.
That's leadership there.
Good decision. Clearly self-isolation is not working seeing that there are local transmissions occuring.
Leadership
This was the best option for gauteng but yet they release those patients to self isolate(not all of them will do that)
NorthWestZA The status quo should remain countrywide. But ke, le re talletse
Great move. The self Isolation move doesn't work.
That is what should be happening nationally. That is the only way we can defeat this thing.
I believe the whole country should do the same🤷 Especially if people are running to other Provinces after testing
That's the way to go
Pali_Dwabz 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
*sigh* strains of Albinoni's Adagio wafting on the wind
Eff proposed this to the national government with haters not looking at the bigger picture saying stupid things anyway well done NW 👊👊👊
sthembete Hate to say it but best decision and should be extended nationally. Self-isolation at home spreads to the entire family. China’s success was thanks to removing infected people from their homes
kgakantsho That should have been the case for SA from the beginning.... I don't understand how could SA not close down boarders and use mandatory quarantine for those who tested positive and those who come from the affected countries... we are in this mess because of poor decision making.
Good
Where are they going to found a facility with 100,000 beds?
Good idea
This should have been done throughout the country. Good move by NW government.
Good decision.
Good decisions,self isolation is unworkable in SA it has been proven by arrests of infected persons who ran away and mingled with others intentionally aware of their infectious status. I envy North Korea in some respects
I hope it will be sustainable given our growing numbers, infrastructure challenges and constrained budget.
ZANC2EFF That's leadership
That's leadership and it will protect their families
If they find them when they get the results 7 days later.
Missfeliciam I bet he's a black person
Missfeliciam 😩it starts whites were self isolating now black people will be thrown into a concentration camp to die🙏
Long overdue it was said by members of EFF ,I hope other province will follow
Excellent
This should have been the direction all along. Other provinces, follow!!
Yes good move they run away from.quarantine word of advice monitor the MEN no respect for authority put big 🔐 in quarantine meleko batho ba
That should be the case country wide.
Thank you NW government, lead by example and show our national government how it supposed to be done 🙏
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