Nurses at the Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital say their workplace - which is meant to protect them - is being negligent
The nurses say even though they have had to bury their co-worker, her death has brought no change.The nurses say since January they have had to work under these dangerous conditions without being fully paid their salaries and that even though they’re in direct contact with COVID-19-positive patients, nurses are not tested."We test as many as we can.
I think as of now we have tested an access of 600 of our staff," said Dr Richard Lebethe, CEO at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital.Help protect your loved ones by sharing this officialThe NICD has another Clinician Hotline to improve #COVID19 communication and support for healthcare providers. The Clinician Hotline is 0800 11 1131, operating 24 hrs. The Public Hotline is 0800 029 999 also operating 24hrs.
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