COVID-19: How City of Joburg Is Dealing with Coronavirus

Nyakallo Tefu 

City of Joburg mayor Geoffrey Makhubo says the city has already implemented urgent and drastic measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Makhubo convened a Special Mayoral Committee Meeting this week as a response to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic in the city.

The meeting ensured that the city implemented a raft of measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa around the management of the deadly COVID-19.

As the virus spreads across South Africa, precautions like social distancing and event cancellations are underway.

The latest number of confirmed cases in South Africa stood at 202 on Friday.

Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Friday that Gauteng had 33 cases, the Western Cape 11 and KwaZulu-Natal seven.

Joburg has a population of 5.5 million residents spread out into 7 regions, which also cover key nodal points such as the Joburg inner-city, Ennerdale, Fourways, Lenasia, Midrand, Randburg, Roodepoort, Sandton