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All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updatesThe KwaZulu-Natal health department said in a statement on Tuesday it's believed that the first case resulted from a mother who was housed at the boarder mothers' lodge at the hospital.She reportedly did not disclose that her husband was one of the positive cases linked to a supermarket chain…

GroundUp reported.Protesting porters, nurses and general workers sat in the yard. Dozens of patients stared through the palisade fence before being turned away by security guards who told them Laetitia Bam was now "dangerous".The protest comes after a patient, who was tested last Tuesday, was confirmed to have Covid-19 on Friday, according to Nehawu shop steward…

The privately-run Mediclinic in Limpopo has moved to allay fears that it was sloppy in communicating information on Covid-19 from its hospital in Polokwane.This follows concerns raised anonymously by senior health officials in the province that the hospital's management was not following guidelines and procedures in reporting on Covid-19. A meeting was held between the…

the overextended transport team from the morgue has yet to arrive.The nurses on duty have too many other worries. University Hospital of Brooklyn, in the heart of the city hit hardest by a world-altering pandemic, can seem like it is falling apart. The roof leaks. The corroded pipes burst with alarming frequency. On one of…

Throughout March, as the pandemic gained momentum in the United States, much of the preparations focused on the breathing machines that were supposed to save everyone’s lives.New York State Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) and President Trump sparred over how many ventilators the state was short. DIYers brainstormed modifications to treat more patients. And ethicists…