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DURBAN – The health system in KwaZulu-Natal is on the brink of collapse.
The Democratic Nursing Organization of South Africa (Denosa) says that people die on stretchers while waiting for beds.
The union says there is no capacity to admit patients.
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Denosa Provincial Secretary Mandla Shabangu spoke with eNCA outside Wentworth Hospital.
“The situation is spiraling out of control. Since the beginning of December, this hospital has experienced many positive cases in terms of staff and patients. Many health workers are in isolation or quarantine.”
Shabangu says that in some cases, 55-patient wards will be staffed by just two nurses.
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South Africa has recorded 9,580 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the cumulative total to more than 1 million.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country would be at an adjusted Level 3, from Level 1, effective immediately.
Watch the interview with Denosa Provincial Secretary Mandla Shabangu in the video above.
