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Health Minister concerned as Covid numbers are climbing
07 May 2021 | Jacaranda FM
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize
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Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has sounded the alarm over a worrying trend of an increase in the number of new daily Covid-19 cases.
This comes as more than 2 000 new coronavirus infections were confirmed in the 24 hours leading up to Thursday evening, the second day in a row and the highest daily total in months.
Mkhize says in a statement the significant rise in percentage changes should be taken as a serious warning.
He said that in the past two weeks, they’ve noticed an increasing number of cases with the Free State, Gauteng, Northern Cape and North West of particular concern.
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On Tuesday, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed that three travellers who arrived at King Shaka Airport tested positive for Covid-19.
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The travellers arrived at King Shaka Airport from India on two separate Qatar Airlines flights.
“The first passenger subsequently took ill and remains in isolation at a health care facility,
whilst the other two passengers are currently asymptomatic and in isolation at paid lodgings,” said Mkhize.
Contact tracing has also begun for the crew members who tested positive on board a ship in Durban.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have called for a travel ban to be issued against India due to the Covid-19 variant first identified in that country.