Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize on Wednesday said more than 500 health workers had tested positive for the novel Coronavirus.
Mkhize said 26 health workers were hospitalised and two of them had died.
About 149 health workers had since recovered.
The minister was speaking at the Job Shimakana Tabane Hospital in Rustenburg, North West, where he received personal protective equipment from Sibanye-Stillwater and Old Mutual as miners returned to work this week. He was accompanied by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe,
“We have a total of 511 health workers who have tested positive. 26 of them are hospitalized & we have lost 2 of them, a doctor and a nurse. 149 health workers have recovered. The contribution of the protective gear is therefore very important,” said Mkhize.
“Our health workers are like soldiers who go to war. They must be well trained, well armed and well
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