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The SA Medical Association has called for urgent intervention in the Eastern Cape as the province battles to deal with the surge in Covid-19 infections.Image: 123RF/Jarun Ontakrai
COVID CASES

SA Medical Association calls for ‘urgent’ intervention in Eastern Cape

The SA Medical Association (Sama) has criticised the Eastern Cape health department for its “severe” lack of leadership as coronavirus cases in the province continue to climb. According to stats released by the health department on…

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Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has warned that the pandemic will reach its peak in the province in August.Image: MICHAEL PINYANA
COVID 19 PATIENTS

Eastern Cape ‘will send patients to other provinces’ as Covid-19 soars

The Eastern Cape will need to send Covid-19 patients to neighbouring provinces. This was the admission from project management unit team leader Dr Sibongile Zungu, who said as new Covid-19 cases increased by about 2,000 a day, it would…

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Health minister Zweli Mkhize, centre, with Eastern Cape health deputy director-general Dr Litha Matiwane at Livingstone HospitalPicture: FREDLIN ADRIAAN
ADMINISTRATION

Not time to put EC health department under administration: Zweli Mkhize

Though the question of whether the Eastern Cape health department should be placed under administration has come up in parliament‚ health minister Zweli Mkhize says he is “not yet there”. Mkhize‚ who was in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday‚…

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