‘Our province is not a dump ground for Coronavirus’
An estimated 122 South African residents which will be evacuated from Wuhan following the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak, will be housed at a quarantine proximity point at The Ranch Resort in Polokwane. Residents took to Twitter to voice their concerns with #LimpopoIsNotADumpingSite.
POLOKWANE – After the news broke that The Ranch Resort outside Polokwane was identified as a Coronavirus (Covid-19) quarantine proximity point for an estimated 122 citizens that will be evacuated from Wuhan later this week, residents from the province took to Twitter to voice their concerns with #LimpopoIsNotADumpingSite.
The initial quarantine point was to be in the Free State and many have voiced their dissatisfaction with the National Department of Health who they believe are using the province as a ‘dump ground for coronavirus’.
Read more: Coronavirus: Ranch Resort Polokwane identified as quarantine point
This is what they had to say:
Have 0 case of #Covid_19 in Limpopo yet some1 wants to put the disadvantaged People at risk! WHY don't they use Robin Island? Is this a @GovernmentZA plan to minimize the population of us? @HealthZA? Yal Neva Care abt Us! #CoronaVirusUpdate#LimpopoIsNotADumpingSite #CronaVirus pic.twitter.com/UNlMlQI74I
— Trevor🇿🇦🥂🇺🇸 (@Trevor_Nkgweng) March 12, 2020
We understand those S.Africans who're in China needs to be brought back home but government thought Polokwane is the right place to place them. As Limpopians,
Who consulted us?
Who agreed?#CoronaVirusSA pic.twitter.com/OlIqxEneE3— Moshe🇿🇦🇦🇷 (@_Moshe06) March 11, 2020
Free State decided otherwise on hosting people from the Corona epicenter,now Limpopo is a dumping center?.We are also not ready.
This poor and impoverished province is hated to the core.😷
A re ba nyake batho bao daar ga gae#CoronaVirusSA#LimpopoIsNotADumpingSite— Peppa❤✌ (@NahayoMash) March 12, 2020
We are about to host over 5 million people who are coming to MORIA for Easter Weekend. Free State must deal with their 151 people. #LimpopoIsNotADumpingSite
— KOTN (@MPaledi) March 12, 2020
The thing that disgusts me the most is the people laughing and agreeing that limpopo should take one for the team. The disrespect this country has for limpopo is disheartening #LimpopoIsNotADumpingSite
— Vic (@MudziTshikororo) March 12, 2020
https://twitter.com/Ruraltarain/status/1238009578656354305
Firstly lets agree on this one if you all bringing these people to our province. We shutdown all the schools just to avoid high spread of this disease. One man once said "I cannot help so many people sinking on one ship"#limpopoisnotadumpingsite
— Kianoir Mersh🇿🇦 (@KeighHuntSA) March 12, 2020
Keep this #Coronavirus to yourself like you kept everything away from Limpopo, continue sidelining us like u always did #LimpopoIsNotADumpingSite
— koena mashala (@koenaswift13) March 12, 2020
https://twitter.com/sir_tsonga/status/1238008534631157760
Bokke World cup trophy tour didn't even reach Limpopo, our Miss Universe didn't even set a foot in Limpopo, now Limpopo is recognized as a perfect quarantine point for Cory 😏😏😏 pic.twitter.com/77vsw2goyr
— Mbulwa-yaku-fuma (@Khalanga92) March 11, 2020
It is currently estimated that 122 South African residents will be landing at OR Tambo International Airport on Friday, 13 March. In a earlier media statement resident, Cyril Ramaphosa stated that none of these citizens have tested positive for COVID-19, or showed symptoms.
To date South Africa has 17 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and the Chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the coronavirus outbreak can now be categorised as a pandemic.
Read more: Coronavirus: Four additional coronavirus cases brings SA’s total to 17
