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Johannesburg South Africa, which has the highest numbers of confirmed coronavirus infections on the continent, will start mass door-to-door screening and testing for coronavirus, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday.
The “unprecedented” exercise will be launched in the next few days, with at least 10,000 field workers deployed across the country of 57 million people, he said in an address to the nation.
“We are now entering a new phase in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic,” said the president.
“In the coming days, government will be rolling out a screening, testing and tracing and medical management programme on a huge scale.”
Field workers will visit homes in villages, towns and cities to screen residents, and people with severe symptoms will be hospitalised. (AFP)
The “unprecedented” exercise will be launched in the next few days, with at least 10,000 field workers deployed across the country of 57 million people, he said in an address to the nation.
“We are now entering a new phase in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic,” said the president.
“In the coming days, government will be rolling out a screening, testing and tracing and medical management programme on a huge scale.”
Field workers will visit homes in villages, towns and cities to screen residents, and people with severe symptoms will be hospitalised. (AFP)
