KZN Councillors attend NCID presentation on conronavirus
The Department of Health said it had conducted 645 tests so far for the covid-19 virus.
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MORE than 200 councillors from across the province attended a presentation by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases on Thursday on how to deal with the threat of the Coronavirus.
There are currently 17 confirmed cases in the country, with the most (8) coming from KwaZulu-Natal.
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“We are encouraging those who are sick to stay at home,” she said, adding that people who feel they have symptoms should contact the NICD for testing.
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“We need the correct information to give out to our communities so they are properly informed, she said.
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