1751 facilities identified for quarantine
With the Covid-19 infection rate expected to increase as millions return to work from today, the government said it had identified 1751 facilities proposed as quarantine sites.
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure said it had secured beds across the country for this purpose. Spokesperson Bukiwe Mgobozi said there were more than 129 600 beds in all 44 districts and eight metros. Of the 1 751 facilities, 642 were state-owned and 1 109 were privately-owned and volunteered by their owners to help in fighting the pandemic.
“The department has been working on all fronts over the past two months to ensure that we are ready for all eventualities and the worst case scenario by having enough quarantine facilities available as the need arises and should the number of people who need to be quarantined increase dramatically.
“The department was also approached by the private sector – specifically the hospitality sector, who are willing to avail their sites to be used for quarantine purposes as these properties were empty due to lockdown regulations and therefore had no guests and we want to thank them for their offers.”
City of Tshwane spokesperson Lindela Mashigo said the metro also put forward a list of facilities through its departments dealing in health and social development.
Mashigo said the City unfortunately could not reveal the names of its proposed facilities until they were all assessed and approved by the Department of Health.
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