‘My baby is not kicking’: medics unable to reach patient as protests sweep across Bloemfontein

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Nomsa Nqwazana said emergency medical services (EMS) have been unable to reach her sister Dieketseng, who is nine months pregnant, since Monday afternoon.

Violent service delivery protests in the city have prevented medics from reaching her, disrupted phase 2 of the Covid-19 vaccination rollout and forced many businesses to close their doors.

“The department of health said they can’t reach us because of this strike. We are very scared for the safety of my sister and her baby,” added Nqwazana. “She started experiencing pains yesterday and she needed EMS attention but EMS couldn’t go to her because the roads are closed and there were cars that were burnt. Emergency services“[My sister] is crying because she doesn’t feel pains and the baby is not kicking and it is just quiet.

 

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