JOBURG mayor Geoff Makhubo has tested positive for COVID-19.
He has placed himself in quarantine to recover.
Makhubo used the opportunity to remind people in the city and province to take heed of precautions to avoid contracting the virus
“The mayor will continue to monitor and provide guidance on work currently being carried out to contain and manage the spread of Covid-19 in the city while in self-quarantine,” according to a statement from the mayor’s office on Sunday.
“Gauteng and indeed Johannesburg are officially in a third wave and residents are urged to take the necessary non-medical precautions seriously and to ensure they wear masks, maintain social distance and limit movement in compliance with the Level-3 regulations currently in place”, wrote Mlimandlela Ndamase.
A total of 5,178 people are currently hospitalised in the province’s public and private facilities.
Gauteng now has a cumulative total of 545,262 cases of the coronavirus, with 477,493 recoveries and 12,079 deaths.
- Inside Politics
