Tygerberg’s director of clinical services Dr Paul Ciapparelli said the hospital had dedicated 225 ward beds for Covid-19 patients, including from their ICU and high-care wards.
The hospital now runs five Covid-19 teams, consisting of various staff from different wards who work on a 24-hour shift system. However, Dr Jantjie Taljaard, an infectious disease specialist at Tygerberg, warned that hospitals like Tygerberg were going reach capacity, leaving the smaller hospitals in townships and rural areas around the country with an added burden.Dr Jantjie Taljaard, infectious disease specialist
Tygerberg hospital CEO Dr Dimitri Erasmus said staff, including cleaners, were under intense emotional strain. Some reported being stigmatised by the public due to their working environment and were in some cases not allowed into taxis if they were known to work at Tygerberg.
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