A total of 38 SA National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers based at a camp in Lephalale in Limpopo have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba announced on Tuesday.
Five more deaths were reported in Limpopo in the past week, bringing the total of fatalities in the province to 10.
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Also on Tuesday, Ramathuba unveiled a laboratory at De Beers' Venetia Mine in Musina located in the Vhembe district where fears abound that the area may be the next epicentre of the virus.
But Ramathuba believes the pandemic can be contained by the public if they adhere to health protocols such as maintaining physical distancing and sanitising "because you will not survive this virus".
The increasing non-compliance with health protocols has led to members of the Covid-19 provincial command council (PCC) resuming with monitoring exercises.
