Health Minister Mkhize have just said “Our estimations are in any community 60 to 70 percent of the community will be affected by the virus. Most of us will have the virus.”
The virus will spread in South Africa. Wide and far. But that’s not to say it’s going to be so deadly. I estimate 20% of all cases will be serious, but we want to limit it as far as we can. We don’t want a case where we have to scramble for extra respirators the minister said.
The Minister called on members of Sama to come up with proposals to improve South Africa’s emergency plans. With South African Medical Association’s
help, he is sure the crisis can be tackled. Maybe other countries will be able to learn from us. South Africa is unique, other countries do not have over seven million people who are HIV positive.
This comes after the Health Department confirmed on Thursday that South Africa now has 150 cases.
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Today’s new confirmed cases were as follow:
The breakdown per province is as follows:
GAUTENG: 15
- A 41 year old female who had travelled to DRC
- A 43 year old female who had travelled to the UK
- A 54 year old female who had travelled to the UK
- A 58 year old male who had travelled to the UK
- A 38 year old male who had travelled to France
- A 70 year old female who had travelled to USA
- A 30 year old male who had travelled to Spain
- A 45 year old male who had travelled to DRC
- A 85 year old male who had travelled to Switzerland
- A 64 year old male who had travelled to Vietnam and Thailand
- A 41 year old male who had travelled to Netherlands
- A 37 year old female with no international travel history
- A 23 year old male with no contact details on lab form, information being obtained from the private doctor
- A 5 year old female with no contact details on lab form, information being obtained from the private doctor
- A 44 year old male with no contact details on lab form, information being obtained from the private doctor
KWAZULU-NATAL:3
- A 71 year old female who had travelled to the UK
- A 26 year old male who had travelled to Mexico and USA
- A 29 year old female with no contact details on lab form, information being obtained from private doctor
MPUMALANGA:1
- A 56 year old female who had travelled to France
WESTERN CAPE:15
- A 53 year old female who had travelled to the UK
- A 30 year old male who had travelled to Netherlands and Qatar
- A 45 year old male who had travelled to Mexico
- A 70 year old female who had travelled to USA
- A 25 year old female who travelled to the UK
- A 37 year old female who travelled to the UK
- A 43 year old female who travelled to USA
- A 31 year old male who travelled to the Spain and Netherlands
- A 53 year old female who travelled to the Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic and Germany
- A 22 year old female who travelled to the UK
- A 63 year old male who travelled to the Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic and Germany
- A 22 year old female who travelled to Spain and Netherlands
- A 32 year old male who travelled to USA
- A 37 year old male with no contact details on lab form,
- A 53 year old male with no international travel history
