HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says government will have no choice but to introduce mandatory COVID-19 testing if vaccination figures remain low. Speaking to Diggers!, Thursday, Masebo warned that if vaccination numbers went out of control ahead of the looming fourth wave, mandatory testing will be prioritised. “I think that we have not gotten to that point yet because I believe one of the reasons why we had low response in terms of vaccinations is lack of education. So we are trying to improve there as a ministry so that people can have the knowledge to make a choice. If the situation goes out of control, we would have no choice but [to] do mandatory testing because then we are protecting...

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