Municipal Manager, Mr Bheki Khenisa, said the municipality will meet with the department on Wednesday for a schedule on home testing by departmental staff.<\/p>\n
During a meeting on Monday it was also decided to issue ward councillors with essential services permits.
\nThey will now be allowed to distribute necessary information by moving around in their wards.<\/p>\n
Mr Khenisa says the permits were only issued to ward councillors and proportional representatives.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are awaiting a schedule for home testing which will kick off in Middelburg this week,\u201d Mr Khenisa confirmed.<\/p>\n
President Cyril Ramaphosa last Monday announced the deployment of 10 000 field workers to conduct the countrywide home to home testing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are still awaiting a schedule from the department and notifications on what areas will be targeted,\u201d Mr Khenisa says.<\/p>\n
South Africa has been commended for President Ramaphosa\u2019s bold approach by implementing a 21 day countrywide shutdown amid the spread of the virus.
\nThe field testing will result in around 30 000 to 40 000 daily tests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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