At the end of May, as SA's Covid-19 infection rates began to rise, a group of prominent surgeons gathered in the boardroom of Lenmed eThekwini Hospital and celebrated their colleague, Dr Vinesh Padayachy. DailyNewsSA
Durban - At then end of May, as South Africa's Covid-19 infection rates began to rise, a group of prominent surgeons gathered in the boardroom of Durban's private Lenmed Ethekwini Hospital - which opens onto a balcony - and celebrated their colleague, Dr Vinesh Padayachy.
Now, as the allegations gain momentum with the hospital board getting involved, the doctors are fighting back and are denying allegations of a raucous party and insist that all protocols of the Covid-19 regulations were adhered to during the "low key" gathering. "This gathering happens in the normal course of business when we achieve major medical milestones, where moderate alcohol and snacks are consumed from the hospital bar," he said.
We have a collective span of more than 200 years in the medical fraternity as a group, and our reputations are sterling...
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