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Zweli Mkhize to Launch COVID-19 Mobile Sampling & Testing Units

April 01, 2020

The Health Department has announced that due to the increasing incidences of COVID-19 transmissions it has become necessary to scale up the capacity of testing citizens across the country.

On Tuesday, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced that that the number of coronavirus cases in the country has risen to 1353 with 5 deaths also reported.

In a statement, the Health Department says Mkhize, will be launching and showcasing mobile testing units at the NHLS Head Office at NICD in Sandringham on Wednesday.

“To this end The National Health Laboratory service has procured 60 mobile sampling and testing units to be deployed nationwide to all districts and metropolitan municipalities.”

Gauteng has the most infections of COVID-19 with 633, followed by the Western Cape at 325, KwaZulu-Natal 179, Free State 74, North West 8, Mpumalanga 12, Limpopo 14, Eastern Cape 12, Northern Cape 6 and unallocated infections.

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