South African Hospitals Brace For Coronavirus Surge

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South African Hospitals Brace For Coronavirus Surge

A queue of cars are seen at the Maseru Bridge border post between Lesotho and South Africa on March 24, 2020. Molise Molise / AFP.Staff at Johannesburg’s Charlotte Maxeke hospital were swamped last month when hundreds of panicked locals rushed in for testing after South Africa reported its first coronavirus case.

“The lockdown has given us a chance to stock up on PPE , organise our wards and make sure our staff has been trained,” said Dr. Feroza Motara, emergency department head at Charlotte Maxeke. South Africa’s Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said at least 87,000 beds had been freed up for coronavirus patients at public institutions.This week, the minister told parliament that 288 quarantine sites with 23,604 beds would be opened across the country.

“ can overwhelm even the best-resourced health system within a matter of weeks,” Ramaphosa said. “It is precisely… what we have gone to great lengths to prevent.”

 

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