No more Covid-19 tests for ‘healthy’ Capetonians

04 June 2020 - 07:00
By Sipokazi Fokazi
Cape Town is planning on not testing healthy people under the age of 55.
Image: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Cape Town is planning on not testing healthy people under the age of 55.

If you are younger than 55, don’t have a chronic illness and live in Cape Town, then you’re not going to be tested for Covid-19 – even if you develop symptoms.

A lack of testing kits has forced the move, says their premier.