President CyrilRamaphosa has praised the efforts of the KwaZulu-Natal coronavirus response team who have been hard at work in the fight against Covid-19. day40oflockdown
He said while he was pleased with the responses and programmes put in place, the province needed to ensure they were prepared for the worst case scenario.
Ramaphosa was speaking during a media briefing where Premier Sihle Zikalala presented the province's Covid-19 response plans. Zikalala said the province is working on a three-step approach across the province; contact tracing team, community screening and testing and roadblock teams who work with police at roadblocks.
"The provincial government has also developed occupational health and safety guidelines to protect healthcare workers during Covid-19. Personal Protective Equipment is being provided to the relevant healthcare workers based on risk assessment and also providing PPE to all employees," he said.
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