Germany and VWSA to set up Covid-19 facility in PE
CAPE TOWN – The German government and Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) have joined forces in a public-private partnership to convert an old VWSA component plant in Korsten, Port Elizabeth, into a temporary medical facility for Covid-19 patients.
The facility, which will be converted in phases, could accommodate up to 4000 beds once fully operational. This would include high-acuity patients who require oxygenation, a statement from VWSA said yesterday.
Germany’s economic co-operation and development minister, Dr Gerd Müller (pictured), said: “We will either beat Covid-19 worldwide together or not at all. That is why I support Volkswagen South Africa’s plan to turn an unused factory into a facility for Covid-19 patients,” he said. “Our contribution forms part of our worldwide Emergency Covid-19 Support Programme.
Source: iol.co.za