Eastern Cape ‘wasted’ lockdown by failing to prepare for Covid-19 peak, expert says

The Eastern Cape government, whose public health care is in disarray and is running out of critical oxygen supply, failed to put the strict lockdown to good use and did not prepare for the Covid-19 surge it is currently experiencing, leading health expert Prof Shabir Madhi said on Tuesday.

The province’s public health care facilities are now so overwhelmed by the surge in Covid-19 cases that patients are reportedly fighting one another for the meagre supply of oxygen.A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, ProfileData financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Times Select.

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