The party says it is worrying that private and public healthcare systems will not be able to cater to the rising numbers of positive Covid-19 cases.
The Economic Freedom Fighters called on President Cyril Ramaphosa and government to move South Africa back to lockdown Level 5 for a period of three months amid the rapid increase of Covid-19 cases in the past month.
The party said it was worrying that private and public healthcare systems would not be able to cater to the rising numbers of positive Covid-19 cases in the near future. All basic and higher education learning and teaching must be conducted online and through the public broadcaster.There must be immediate infrastructural renovation and expansion of all provincial hospitals like BaragwanathFinally, all essential workers in water, sanitation, security, energy, transport, food and agriculture must be given free medical healthcare coverage for Covid-19.
“All of society must be mobilised to guarantee livelihoods without compromising lives of our people, and it is evident now that the premature and reckless reopening of the economy and many sectors of society will end in many avoidable deaths,” the red berets said.1,630,008 tests have been completed in total of which 33,013 new tests are reported.
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