The department has also warned against buying infant formula online and states that this is illegal.
As a result, the department recommends that infant formula donations be made through the provincial health departments.
The department that these recipes could be dangerous for babies and could make them severely ill. Long queues began to form as anxious residents tried to stock up on fuel, medicine and food.
Department of Health urges people to refrain from donating infant formula as it is illegal and unregulated. Image: Christopher PearceSource: Getty Images
News24reported that various pharmacies that were also vaccination sites have also been looted.
Cipla, a manufacturer of generic medication in Durban had its factory burnt down.
A number of patients in the province are now living life without their chronic medication.
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Source: Briefly News
Lebogang Mashego (Current Affairs HOD)Lebogang Mashego runs the Current Affairs desk.
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She joined the Briefly News team in 2021.
She has 6 years of experience in the journalism field.
She worked as a lifestyle writer and editor at W24 and Opera News.
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She graduated with a BA degree majoring in Journalism and Media Studies in 2017.
She’s a recipient of the INMA Elevate Scholarship.
