Mpumalanga Department of Health Covid-19 screening – here are the numbers
There have been some instances where people refused screening, but other than that, the department said it is on schedule. The screening questionnaire is also now available on the department’s website.
As of April 21 the Department of Health had screened 253 978 people.
Breakdown per district:
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According to Christopher Nobela, media liaison for the department, the screening is taking place according to the planned schedule. He said in some areas, however, there are people who are refusing screening and testing. Nobela said they had an incident at Nkomazi’s KaHoyi village.
“The Department of Health is requesting the community to avail themselves for screening and testing when the teams are offering the service. The programme is aiming to assist in reducing the transmission of the virus, thus it is important to know your status.”
MEC Sasekani Manzini will (or has joined) join teams at the following locations:
April 21 – White River Rustig old age home
April 23 – Bethal Correctional Services
April 24 – Victor Khanye Local Municipality
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The questionnaire that is supposed to assist with monitoring Covid-19 through the Siyayinqoba Sisonke Vantage App is also available on the Mpumalanga Department of Health website.
Visit this link to complete the questionnaire.
