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In March, when the first cases of COVID-19 arrived in the province, the areas around OR Tambo International Airport, Sandton, Fourways and Bedfordview were the critical points, but the image has changed dramatically and municipalities such as Diepsloot, Alexandra and Soweto now they have emerging cases.
Gauteng Prime Minister David Makhura gave a press conference in Johannesburg on the province’s COVID-19 response on May 14, 2020. Image: @ GautengProvince / Twitter.
JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng Prime Minister David Makhura said Thursday that the hot spots of COVID-19 in the province were changing rapidly and that municipalities had become a serious cause for concern.
The Prime Minister gave a briefing on the province’s comprehensive health response. There are 2,074 infections in the province with 1,547 recoveries and 24 deaths.
– EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) May 14, 2020
In March, when the first cases of COVID-19 affected the province areas around OR Tambo International Airport, Sandton, Fourways, and Bedfordview were the hot spots, mainly because people traveling from countries abroad live in those areas.
Now, more than a month later, the situation has changed dramatically and municipalities such as Diepsloot, Alexandra, Soweto, mainly Dobsonville, and Protea Glen, now have emerging cases.
“Hot spots are emerging. The numbers are still low, but remember they can multiply in the shortest amount of time,” Makhura said.
He said that these municipalities were also high-risk areas for rapid spread.
The prime minister said it was good news that all cases in the newly identified hot spots were identified through localized tests and examinations.
CLOCK: Makhura: Soweto, Alex and Soshanguve are emerging COVID-19 hot spots in Gauteng
For official information on COVID-19 from the Department of Health, click here.
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