Drastic steps must be taken to protect the poor from coronavirus – KZN Health MEC
16 March 2020
Drastic steps will have to be taken to ensure the well-being of the poor in informal settlements during the coronavirus outbreak, KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu said on Monday.
She spoke in Durban the morning after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced stringent measures to control the pandemic that has swept across the planet.
"Once a positive case is identified in an informal settlement, you will be forced to remove everyone that is suspected in that area. You can't identify who has been in touch with who.
"We are working on a plan on what should happen if there is a positive case in [these areas].