'We can't close down hospitals that have Covid-19 infections': KZN Health Department

Member of the Health Portfolio Committee and DA spokesperson on Health Dr Rishigen Viranna had last week questioned why no action had been taken at Mahatma Gandhi when swift action was taken to close down Stanger Hospital after the discovery of Covid-19 cases

Simelane-Zulu confirmed that there are currently 9 cases of Covid-19 at Mahatma Gandhi; six nurses and 3 patients, but said she will not be shutting down the hospital.

The Daily News published a story last week about the staff concerns that Covid-19 cases were being swept under the carpet. Members of staff accused the hospital management of not being transparent about the number of Covid-19 cases.However, Simelane-Zulu said these numbers do not warrant for the hospital to be closed down.

“We are not going to close hospitals as we get infections. I am aware that some members of staff were attempting to down tools complaining about why the hospital is not shut down while we were waiting for the results of the suspected cases and those who tested. The truth is that we cannot close the whole hospital. We only closed the affected part of the hospital for deep cleaning.

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