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MESSAGE OF HOPE: Dr Siva Pillay says the coronavirus quarantine facility at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium has played an important part in flattening the curve. Image: SAMJ
RECOVERED

Every EC stadium quarantine patient has recovered

With an unblemished recovery rate in two months of operation, the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium coronavirus quarantine facility is bringing hope at a time where virus infection figures continue to rise in the metro. Doctor Siva Pillay, an…

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A visualization of the coronavirus causing Covid-19. Image: Fusion Medical Animation/Unsplash
EC HEALTH

BREAKING | 204 test positive at Eastern Cape boarding school

The Eastern Cape health department is considering converting Makaula Senior Secondary School into an isolation facility after 204 people at the school tested positive for Covid-19. The KwaBhaca (formerly Mount Frere) school made headlines…

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AMBULANCE

Off-road scooters not part of emergency fleet

“The Eastern Cape Health Department has noted with regret the misperception that has been created on social media platforms following the launch of mobile clinics and scooters. Contrary to malicious reports that the Department has…

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