A KwaZulu-Natal doctor offered a message of hope to all South Africans and health care workers who find themselves staring down the barrel of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“They live in communities where they can be ostracised or face stigma. Like all of us, nurses, doctors, and general hospital workers are concerned about their safety and health. It is normal for them too, to worry about who will look after their loved ones should they be infected and not recover. With the high risk of their work, they too are concerned about the prospect of infecting their loved ones.
He said the government remained concerned at the emerging situation in eThekwini regarding the rising rate of infections. “Your sacrifices assure us that the hard work and sacrifices of nurses like Cecilia Makiwane, Albertina Sisulu, Dr AB Xuma, Dr Yusuf Dadoo, Dr Neil Aggett, and Dr Abu-Baker Asvat were not in vain,” he said. Dr Sandile Tshabalala, said it was too early to say if eThekwini would remain at level 5 lockdown.
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