On Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the government will be introducing mass testing as the next phase in the fight against the Covid-19.
“In the coming days, the government will be rolling out a screening, testing and tracing and medical management programme on a huge scale. Around 10 000 field workers at the moment will be visiting villages, towns and cities to screen residents for the coronavirus symptoms.
“People with symptoms will be referred to clinics or mobile clinics for testing. People infected with the coronavirs but who have no or moderate symptoms will remain in isolation at home or at a facility provided by the government and those with severe symptoms will be transferred to hospitals,” said the President.
