Military medics deployed to combat dire Covid situation in the Eastern Cape
The Covid-19 emergency is ‘really bad with infections spreading rapidly’, says defence force
05 July 2020 - 19:35
Dozens of military medics were deployed on Sunday to help combat the coronavirus pandemic in the Eastern Cape, SA’s third most affected province, where there has been a surge in infections.
The deployment comes as SA recorded 8,773 new Covid-19 cases, taking the cumulative infections to 196,750. ..
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