In order to minimise the potential strain the Covid-19 pandemic might exert on public hospitals, the City of Ekurhuleni will be capacitating local clinics with the following interventions:
• Sanitisation stations are currently set up at the entrance of all city clinics.
• All clinics will allocate isolation rooms for patients that display symptoms of the coronavirus, where they will be tested and quarantined before being sent to a hospital.
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• Further training of clinic staff will continue in order to ensure they are suitable prepared to deal with potential Covid-19 cases.
• The public is advised to call the coronavirus hotline on 0800 029 999 with any suspected cases of corona, or to report or obtain information relevant to the pandemic.
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