No life in danger from testing backlog: Mkhize

Amid fears over a Covid-19 test result backlog, health minister Zweli Mkhize has assured that “no life is compromised by the backlog”.

In recent weeks Gauteng has been hit hard with a rise of infections in the province, but health minister Zweli Mkhize said he was also concerned about the spread of the virus in the Eastern Cape.
In recent weeks Gauteng has been hit hard with a rise of infections in the province, but health minister Zweli Mkhize said he was also concerned about the spread of the virus in the Eastern Cape. (GCIS)

Amid fears over a Covid-19 test result backlog, health minister Zweli Mkhize has assured that “no life is compromised by the backlog”.

A positive result does not change a doctor’s clinical management of someone with symptoms, he insists.

 

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