All staff at KwaDukuza Private Hospital would be tested.
A doctor working at KwaDukuza Private Hospital on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast has contracted Covid-19 and is in self-isolation, the hospital’s manager said on Wednesday.
He added management had contacted the National Institute for Communicable Diseases and department of health and reported the matter.Manilal said all staff would be tested. Netcare coastal regional director Craig Murphy said the hospitals were closed for new patient admissions in April and were working closely with the department to reopen.
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