Meanwhile, the provincial executive council says it approves the decision by the KZN department of health to recruit more than 1,000 healthcare workers.
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala is on Thursday expected to welcome Cuban doctors deployed to the province to help fight Covid-19.
On Tuesday, the executive management of the provincial department of health had a brief meet-and-greet session with the Cuban doctors. Meanwhile, in a statement on Wednesday by the KwaZulu-Natal provincial executive council following its meeting on the day, the PEC “noted with appreciation that the province is recording a slight decline in the rate of infections”.
“However, the province is still one of those with the highest infection rates and is currently sitting at number four spot in national rankings,” the council noted.
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