It is important that we drawback to the geographic arrangements of provinces, facilities and infrastructure when analysing and preparing for the coronavirus. We focus our attention on the Eastern Cape Province and they are sitting at over 280 confirmed cases of COVID-19. This province is one of South Africa’s poorest provinces and it has seen high rates of chronic diseases over the years, which has put strain on the healthcare system. Now that the virus has hit this part of our country, should we be hopeful that government will be able to handle the situation or do we have reason to panic?

Guest: Mr Oscar Mabuyane - Premier of the Eastern Cape Province

Guest: Dr Luvuyo Bayeni - Technical adviser to Eastern Cape Health MEC (Sindiswa Gomba)