The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has earmarked 3 098 state-owned and 6 473 private facilities as potential Covid-19 quarantine sites. TheCapeArgus coronavirus
The department had been briefing Parliament’s portfolio committee on public works and infrastructure.
Director-general Morris Mabinja said: “Quarantine sites were made available and were assessed in compliance with the regulations. These figures are changing, we have received information about facilities being occupied constantly.” “National Treasury and the Department of Tourism negotiated these rates. We have contracted 14 hotels and we have spent R28 million to use the facilities for the intended period,” he said.
“There are two facilities that the department will be subjecting to refurbishment and we have indicated we need this to be done to accommodate people as a matter of urgency. The cost estimated will be R5 million,” Mabinja said.
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