He has requested that SA National Defence Force medical staff be deployed to the Eastern Cape to help fight the spread of Covid-19,Concerns have been raised that the province, which had been expected to reach its coronavirus peak around September, had peaked too early, with health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize warning citizens to brace for a storm.
The Eastern Cape had 26,195 confirmed cases, 397 deaths and 12,824 recoveries at the time of writing on Tuesday afternoon.Mabuyane admitted they were losing the fight against Covid-19, which he previously described as a “moving target”. Nurses have held mass protests, and in some cases refused to treat Covid-19 patients, saying they were not properly equipped to protect themselves against infection.
“When I say I am expecting a need for 3,000 ICU beds, what is happening is that we look at the data we have we look at the models and how the pandemic is growing.”
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