Mkhize said as soon as it was realised the woman had children at the school, all parents were called in for screening and a briefing from health professionals.
The parents of children at a Bloemfontein school are fearful after hearing two siblings attending the school are in quarantine.
Mkhize said the Free State had seven cases, adding among those who tested positive was the siblings’ mother. They have since been placed in quarantine and were awaiting their results which were expected to be back by Saturday, he added. “They conducted interviews. We thought they were going to check us thoroughly. So to me, it [the screening] was not convincing because nothing was done. It was just an interview. What if I have it, what if my child has it and then we go back home with it? They just wasted my time,” parent Elize Mosime said.
“Now that [the virus] is closer to home, it is very scary. Fortunately, there are no deaths in our country so far and we appreciate the initiative from the government,” he said.
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