Gauteng and the Western Cape health departments have bolstered their response to the COVID-19 pandemic by cancelling non-essential services. This includes elective surgeries and annual health events.
In Gauteng, chronic patients should be provided with a three months’ supply of medication, and repeat prescriptions for six months.
While in the Western Cape, chronic patients will be supplied with two-months of medication to reduce visits. Patients are also urged to avoid hospitals.
In other news – Coronavirus in SA: President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the nation today
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s programme for Sunday is dedicated to engagements around the national state of disaster implemented because of the coronavirus outbreak and will end with an address to the nation, the Presidency said.
Ramaphosa was set to begin the day with a consultation with business leaders at the Union Buildings. The engagement forms part of a series of meetings the president has held with various stakeholder constituencies – including communities of faith and the nation’s political leadership – in the week since his declaration of the national state of disaster last Sunday. Read more
Source: eNCA