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Furious Mkhize sends in big gun to fix PE virus mess

24 April 2020 - 09:00 By Nomazima Nkosi
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Health minister Zweli Mkhize, has sent his trusted people in the health ministry to deal with Covid-19 cases in Port Elizabeth.
Health minister Zweli Mkhize, has sent his trusted people in the health ministry to deal with Covid-19 cases in Port Elizabeth.
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Health minister Zweli Mkhize has stepped in to deal with the Eastern Cape government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in Nelson Mandela Bay.

After reading the riot act to the health MEC, he sent a senior director to head tracing, screening and testing.

 

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