{"id":240175,"date":"2020-03-26T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/240175\/masina-we-are-ready-for-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2020-03-26T08:29:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T06:29:01","slug":"masina-we-are-ready-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/03\/26\/masina-we-are-ready-for-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: Masina &#8211; We are ready for Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ekurhuleni\u2019s executive mayor Mzwandile Masina said measures have been put in place to contain and manage the spread of Covid-19 during his State of the City Address (SOCA) on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Masina supported his statement with the first act he took to protect the city by cancelling all SOCA public viewing areas, and by restricting the number of guests attending the event.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The SOCA was digitally live-streamed on the City of Ekurhuleni\u2019s social media channels.<\/p>\n<p>During his address he said people should remain calm and not panic.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/240405\/parkruns-across-the-world-halt-victoria-lake-parkrun-no-different\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parkruns across the world halt, Victoria Lake Parkrun no different<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cPeople should not panic and follow the guidelines issued by the government with regard to keeping high standards of hygiene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remain vigilant in monitoring the situation, and we are ready to work with the national and provincial governments to combat the spread of this dreaded virus,\u201d said Masina.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Masina Covid 19\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Stp4-ysZqAQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He further said the City would play its part in making sure people were informed about Covid-19 at all times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the meantime, we have set up a joint operation centre which is monitoring the situation, and giving the administration a blow-by-blow account of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point I wish to appeal to the community to work with us as we manage the pandemic,\u201d pleaded Masina.<\/p>\n<p>He said so far, Ekurhuleni had four confirmed cases of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>The GCN spoke to the MEC of Community Services, Nomadlozi Nkosi, who supported the mayor\u2019s statement of the City\u2019s readiness to combat Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>She also stressed the importance of hygiene to the people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe encourage our residents to take all necessary precautions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they don\u2019t have sanitiser in their homes, they must wash they hands regularly with soap and water,\u201d said Nkosi.<\/p>\n<p>She added that residents needed to be calm, and must not panic.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/241341\/watch-dr-manning-bertha-gxowa-ceo-speaks-hospitals-precautionary-measures-place-response-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch: Dr Manning, Bertha Gxowa CEO speaks on the hospital\u2019s precautionary measures in place in response to Covid-19<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cPeople need to be calm and just follow precautions, that way we can combat this virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe City is ready to protect its residents,\u201d said Nkosi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our health facilities, we will set up sanitisation stations at the entrances of all clinics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurther training of clinical staff will continue in order to ensure they are suitably prepared to deal with potential Covid-19 cases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She further said the City would educate residents about the virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe City will be rolling out a public awareness campaign regarding the Covid-19 outbreak,\u201d said Nkosi.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240177\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-240177\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200318_123604_53552-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200318_123604_53552-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200318_123604_53552-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200318_123604_53552-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200318_123604_53552.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MEC of Community Services Nomadlozi Nkosi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>* Notice: Coronavirus reporting at Caxton Local Media aims to combat fake news<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Dear reader,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">As your local news provider, we have the duty of keeping you factually informed on Covid-19 developments. 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