Covid-19 overwhelms SA hospitals with workers ‘burnt out’
As cases rise rapidly, the president has ruled out another lockdown with people urged to take all the precautions they can while earning a living
11 July 2020 - 06:38
SA is bracing for the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, with infections mounting at a rapid pace, doctors and nurses being worked to the bone and ICUs at risk of running out of beds.
The government imposed a strict lockdown in late March, just weeks after the first case was detected, which helped slow local transmission. But the shuttering of most businesses proved unsustainable in a country already contending with a recession and rampant unemployment, and curbs were eased last month to enable millions of people to return to work...
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