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VW, German govt in project to convert PE plant into R135m medical facility – Port Elizabeth in the News

6 May 2020 By Port Elizabethan

VW, German govt in project to convert PE plant into R135m medical facility: Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has made its Port Elizabeth plant available as a temporary medical facility in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The goal is to assist the local and …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Volkswagen signs partnership with German government to convert its Port Elizabeth Plant into temporary Covid-19 medical facility: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development supports setup of the facility and further activities of a strategic alliance in Nelson Mandela Bay with funding of 5.2 million Euros …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

VWSA, Germany collaborate to convert PE plant into Covid-19 medical facility: The facility will be converted in phases to accommodate up to 4 000 beds once fully operational. This will include high-acuity patients who require oxygenation.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

VWSA makes its PE plant available for a medical isolation facility: VWSA makes it PE plant available for a medical facility, funded by the German government to the tune of R107m.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Members of public flock to wrong Department to collect social grant: The Department of Employment and Labour has expressed its concern over reports of members of the public who visited labour centres in large numbers on Monday, despite the nationwide lockdown.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

South Africa: ANC government orders a partial return to work amid mounting economic crisis: The lockdown has caused grave hardship for millions of South Africa’s 60 million people, with videos of people waiting in kilometres-long queues for charity food aid going viral.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.


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