The EFF has slammed the government for allowing
coronavirus-infected people in SA to self-quarantine.
On Sunday‚ President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that 61
cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed in the country.
Wits University has "encouraged" about 350 of its
medical students to undergo self-quarantine after one of their classmates
tested positive for the virus.
A group of more than 122 South Africans‚ who have been
repatriated from coronavirus-hit Wuhan‚ China‚ arrived at the weekend and will
be in quarantine for 21 days at Protea Hotel's The Ranch Resort‚ near Polokwane
in Limpopo.
In a statement‚ the red berets slammed the latest move‚
saying the decision to allow people to self-quarantine “showed inconsistency
and absolute incompetence".
According to the EFF‚ self-quarantine meant there would be
“no supervision whatsoever of their activities or any guarantee they have
indeed quarantined".
“It is ironic that more than 130 South Africans from Wuhan
who have been confirmed not to be infected will be under forced‚ state
quarantine.
“Yet‚ people who are infected are allowed to
'self-quarantine'. This shows the inconsistency and absolute incompetence of
South African government policy on the spread of the virus‚” said the party.
The EFF called for the immediate quarantine of all who are
infected‚ and suggested Robben Island as a possible state quarantine site.
“We call for the immediate quarantine of all who are
infected‚ preferably on Robben Island. It is clear SA does not have a special
coronavirus facility for commiting infected people.
“Robben Island or a special facility must be immediately
identified and prepared for medical care of all people infected with
coronavirus‚” said the EFF.
The party said it was “irresponsible and utterly dangerous”
for the government to allow unmonitored self-quarantine.
“This did not work in other countries and will obviously
not work here. Coronavirus will sweep all over our country with supersonic
speed‚ all because the government lacks the courage to quarantine the
infected.” Sowetan
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