COVID-19: Gauteng health department strengthens curbing measures at facilities
Patients would be provided with a three-month supply of medication along with repeat scripts for six months.
The Gauteng health department announced new measures it would implement at its facilities to curb the spread of Covid-19 at its facilities on Sunday afternoon.
The department announced the following on Facebook:
- All elective surgeries were cancelled
- Elective surgery with planned high care would be rescheduled to maintain surgical capacity
- All annual health events were cancelled
- The outpatient department at its facilities would reduce the number of patient visits by making use of the appointment system
- A separate area for patients with flulike symptoms would be identified at facilities
- The Thuthuzela health care centre services would be extended beyond the provision of forensic services
- The number of chronic patients linked with the centralised chronic medical dispensing and distribution would be increased and patients would be provided with a threemonth supply of medication along with repeat scripts for six months
- Patients would be encouraged to use Pelebox smart lockers to collect their medication
The department also reminded members of the public of the restrictions imposed on visiting hours at its facilities – two people per patient, with only one person per patient for a maximum of 15 minutes.
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