THE Department of Health together with the eThekwini Municipality will be embarking on a campaign to screen and test residents of Ward 36 who may have been exposed to the coronavirus.
Acting ward councillor for the area, Shontel de Boer, said she had been informed that a loud hailer will be used to inform residents that health care workers will be visiting them to conduct a screening.
“There has been no communication given just yet on how exactly the campaign will be rolled out however the community caregivers assisting in this campaign will have some form of identification on them and will be in uniform. I’d just like to give residents in the area a heads up that this will be ongoing as a way to combat the pandemic. This is a countrywide initiative so more areas are likely to be included,” she said.
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In his address to the nation on Monday night, Cyril Ramaphosa said around 10 000 field workers will be visiting homes in villages, towns and cities to screen residents for COVID-19 symptoms.
“People with symptoms will be referred to local clinics or mobile clinics for testing. People who are infected with Coronavirus, but who have no or moderate symptoms will remain in isolation at home or at a facility provided by government and those with severe symptoms will be transferred to hospitals,” the President said.
“Using mobile technology, an extensive tracing system will be rapidly deployed to trace those who have been in contact with confirmed Coronavirus cases and to monitor the geographical location of new cases in real time.”
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