Every day they are told by the doctors and experts that they can be released. And then they are not.
Futcher wrote to the MEC for health in the province on March 19 stating that his clients, who were among a group who travelled to Italy, arriving back on March 1, had been asymptomatic for a number of days.“Our clients have made numerous appeals to various authorities to be released. One doctor indicated that the request was being considered and apparently granted. At the last minute, however, it was refused,” he said in the letter.He demanded that his clients be released by midday.
“We make the following undertakings. Our clients will be released into police custody for the secure conveyance to their respective homes. They will self-isolate until such time as they test negative or are instructed differently by the NICD and/or the KZN department of health. “They will also present themselves at the nominated facility should they develop symptoms once again.”KwaZulu-Natal MEC for health Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu said the department had an obligation to follow all clinical management protocols for confirmed cases and will not be"held to ransom by any individuals who appear to seek special treatment".
"The National Health Act makes it very clear that if any person who is a clinical or laboratory confirmed case, refuses to be tested, treated, isolated or quarantined, the head of a provincial heath department is empowered to approach the high court for an appropriate court order to force the person to comply. If we get pushed, we will not hesitate to go the legal route to safeguard the interests of the public,” Simelane-Zulu said.
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