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DA Gauteng health spokesman Jack Bloom said he will not retract a statement he made last week alleging financial mismanagement at the Nasrec field hospital in Johannesburg.
On Thursday, through his legal team, Dr. Bandile Masuku suspended the health of the MEC and threatened to take legal action if Bloom does not apologize and retracts his statements. He gave Bloom 24 hours to retract his statement regarding the admission of patients to the Nasrec field hospital.
The facility, which Bloom said Wednesday costs around R350m, was meant to accommodate at least 1,500 patients.
“According to a presentation made to the oversight committee of the Gauteng legislature in the office of the prime minister and the legislature, the Nasrec field hospital was commissioned on June 15 this year and has so far admitted 604 patients for quarantine and isolation, and 96 patients for intermediate care, including oxygen. .
“The total bed capacity is 1,500, but there were only 25 patients as of August 28, 2020. The installation has cost around R350m in total, which means R500,000 has been spent on each patient,” said Bloom.
Masuku accused Bloom of spreading false information.
Today, Bloom told SowetanLIVE’s sister publication TimesLIVE that he stood by his statement and that his party was prepared to defend him in court.
