Netcare brings in expert for its infected St Augustine’s hospital
World-renowned epidemiologist Salim Karim to investigate the spread of Covid-19 at St Augustine’s hospital in Durban
08 April 2020 - 23:39
Netcare has brought in a world-renowned epidemiologist to investigate the spread of Covid-19 at its St Augustine’s hospital in Durban after at least 47 staff members were infected and at least four patients died at the facility.
The company has employed Salim Karim, who is the pro vice-chancellor for research at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and director of the Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in SA. He is also professor of clinical epidemiology at Columbia University in the US and adjunct professor of medicine at Cornell University, New York...
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