Dr Bandile Masuku, left, and Gauteng Premier David Makhura during an unannounced visit to Leratong Hospital, 31 July 2019.
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Makhura called for more rapid testing to be done as government was unhappy with the current number of tests so far. Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku has noted the growing demand for more screening stations countrywide and says government will ensure there are testing and screening stations at shopping malls.
Masuku, speaking at Gauteng Premier David Makhura’s briefing on Gauteng’s Covid-19 statistics, said shopping malls or shopping centres were places of concern for government when it came to the transmission of the virus.There have been seven deaths so far in Johannesburg, five in Ekurhuleni, one in Tshwane and another on the West Rand, Makhura said.
He noted the steady increase in active Covid-19 cases while clarifying that the number of recoveries had flattened in the past seven days.
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