Gauteng is set to start a ward-based Covid-19 response team as part of its strategy to tackle hot spots.
Outlining the hot-spot strategy, Health MEC Bandile Masuku said the ward-based response team would be multidisciplinary and multisectoral that would include civil society, faith-based organisations and non-profit organisations as well as public health experts.
Speaking on health facilities, Masuku said the there was a rise of infections of healthcare workers and patients which resulted in the department developing a health facility response team for all districts.
The teams would ensure there was a standard response when there were reported cases within facilities, he added.
The teams will provide support to management and a Covid-19 steering committee to ensure services at facilities resume at a certain time after decontamination.
