The City of Ekurhuleni has opened screening and testing sites across the region in order to curb the spread of Covid-19.
According to the city’s spokesperson, Themba Gadebe, patients will be screened on arrival and tested only if they meet the clinical criteria based on the guidelines set out by the World Health Organisation and the South African National Institute of Communicable Diseases.
He added that to avoid mass testing that is unwarranted, patients must meet the Covid-19 case criteria which indicates that they:
• Have a severe acute respiratory illness, with fever or history of fever and cough with pneumonia or
• Have acute respiratory distress syndrome (based on the clinical signs or x-ray findings) that require you to be admitted to hospital
• Have documented travel history to any country where Covid-19 has occurred within 14 days before symptoms start.
Or
Have had close physical contact with patients with severe acute respiratory infections, specifically if you are a health professional dealing with patients who have severe acute respiratory infections and where the case of patients’ symptoms haven’t been confirmed.
People who have contracted the coronavirus may take up to one or 14 days to develop symptoms, which include:
• fever
• cough
• shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.
The following clinics have been identified:
• Andries Raditsela Clinic
Address: Izilwane Boulevard, Langaville, Brakpan.
Tel: 011 368 8003.
Working hours: 8am-5pm, closed on weekends.
• Northmead Clinic
Address: Aster Street, Benoni.
Tel: 011 425 0744.
Working hours: 8am-8pm.
• Crystal Park Clinic
Address: 113 Strand Street.
Tel: 011 999 6173.
Working hours: 8am-5pm, closed on weekends.
• Daveyton Main Clinic
Address: Bhengu Street, Daveyton.
Tel: 011 424 3206.
Working hours: Open 24 hours.
• Mary Moodley Clinic
Address: 732 Khan Acres Street, Actonville.
Tel: 011 422 5764.
Working hours: 7am-7pm.
• Thembisa Hospital
Address: Reverend RJ Namane Drive, Hospital View, Thembisa
Tel: 011 923 2000.
Working hours: Open 24 hours.
• Endayeni Clinic
Address: Cnr 1st and James Moleya Street, Endayeni, Thembisa.
Tel: 011 999 4332.
Working hours: 8am-5pm, closed on weekend.
• Edenvale Clinic
Address: Nguni Drive, Edenvale.
Tel: 011 424 5651.
Working hours: 8am-4pm, closed on weekends.
• Alra Park Clinic
Address: 4 Preach Avenue, Nigel.
Tel: 011 819 2500
Working hours: 8am-8pm.
• Dukathole Clinic
Address: 1166 Van Lingen Street, Germiston.
Tel: 011 827 1777
Working hours: 8am-4pm, closed on weekends.
“All facilities are equipped and will observe the protocol of social distancing to decrease the risk of contracting the virus,” said Gadebe.
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