KZN may not cope with Covid cases

With more than 1 557 healthcare workers infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus, the expected peak in KwaZulu-Natal could be disastrous.

The Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA in the province says it is worried about the root cause of infection among health workers in the private and public spheres.

A few months ago, the union’s spokesperson, Mandla Shabangu, said that more than 86 employees from the Netcare group had been found to be infected with the virus, and stressed the need for management to consistently provide adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) to healthcare workers.

“To our surprise, our members were testing