RELUCTANCE TO QUARANTINE AND SELF ISOLATE IN FACILITIES IS ONE OF BIGGEST CHALLENGES FACING GOVERNMENT

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The Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has stated that reluctance by some South Africans to quarantine and self-isolate in Government provided facilities remains one of the country’s biggest challenges in the fight to contain COVID-19.
 
This, as more than 11 000 new infections and 93 new deaths are recorded in the past 24 hours.
 
The Minister has pleaded with all South Africans who are positive to self-isolate and self-quarantine in places, including Government provided facilities, where they do not interact with other people. “We cannot stress enough that this is a critical strategy to break the chain of transmission”, he added.
 
Reasons for reluctance to use Government facilities include:

  • Fear of safety for their homes
  • People who look after the elderly or young children and do not have alternative options
  • Perceptions that quarantine sites feel like a prison
  • Not being able to see girlfriends, boyfriend, wives and husbands etc.
  • Not being able to drink alcohol or smoke

Latest Statistics
 
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases

PROVINCE CASES (AS OF 13 JULY 2020) % TOTAL
Eastern Cape 52 058 18,1
Free State 5 632 2,0
Gauteng 103 713 36,0
KwaZulu-Natal 27 387 9,5
Limpopo 3 316 1,2
Mpumalanga 4 299 1,5
North West 10 525 3,7
Northern Cape 1 522 0,5
Western Cape 79 344 27,6
Total 287 796 100

 
Provincial Deaths & Recoveries

PROVINCE DEATHS RECOVERIES
Eastern Cape 709 32 083
Free State 35 746
Gauteng 644 33 514
KwaZulu-Natal 286 7 521
Limpopo 33 1 147
Mpumalanga 33 910
North West 36 2 474
Northern Cape 11 354
Western Cape 2 385 59 492
Total 4 172 138 241

 
Source: sacoronavirus.co.za
 
** If you think you have been exposed to the COVID-19, please call the government’s 24-hour hotline on 0800 029 999 or visit https://sacoronavirus.co.za/ for more information.

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