Travellers heading to Limpopo on the N1 will be tested for Covid-19

Travellers heading towards Limpopo ahead of the coronavirus lockdown can expect to be tested on the N1, says the health department.As scores of people left the towns in which they work and headed home on Thursdayahead of the 21-day coronavirus lockdown, the Limpopo health department said it was testing people entering the province.

The office of health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba said she would be joining other health officials at screenings. “The president has declared a national state of disaster due to the coronavirus pandemic which was followed by the pronouncement of the 21-day national lockdown. As such, a number of people have taken an opportunity to use the last day before commencement of the lockdown to travel to Limpopo to be with their families,” said Ramathuba’s spokesperson, Thilivhali Muavha.“Despite the call by the MEC to discourage people from coming back to Limpopo, people still opted to travel back to the province.

Ramathuba was expected to use the opportunity to educate travellers on how to avoid spreading the virus and self-isolate, and advise them on lockdown rules.

Only if results were available immediately then the testing of those travelling to Limpopo would be an effective measure.

Still Limpopo is the only province what about other provinces with useless mec

Va hemba.

Have you been testing those already there or not.

Lies

I thought this would happen. People will head to rural areas and our elderly will be at great risk and rural healthcare services might not be able to cope. 😥

. Futile....Unless they get the results immediately.

Oh no - they cannot go there. Limpopo asked them so nicely to stay in the cities and send money instead!

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