Khayelitsha nurse who died from Covid-19 had 'initial leave application ignored by City'

Nurses at the Nolungile Clinic in Khayelitsha say a delay in approval or a flat-out refusal of sick leave applications by the City of Cape Town could place their lives in jeopardy. CapeTimesSA coronavirus

Cape Town – Nurses at the Nolungile Clinic in Khayelitsha say a delay in approval or a flat-out refusal of sick leave applications by the City of Cape Town could place their lives in jeopardy, following the Covid-19-related death of their colleague, Maggie Mathe.

Mathe’s death followed those of Groote Schuur Hospital nurses Eva Isaacs and Patricia Coetzee on Monday. A staff member at Nolungile Clinic said the City was endangering the lives of employees as responses to sick-leave applications were delayed while some applications had been refused.

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