Private hospitals bearing the brunt of the Covid-19 second wave
Intensive care and high-care units are under severe strain in KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape and Eastern Cape
22 December 2020 - 11:54
Private hospital operators warn that they are facing severe capacity constraints due to a resurgence in coronavirus cases.
The Covid-19 pandemic first peaked in late July before infections tailed off but the country is in the midst of a second wave of the disease that began shortly before the festive season during which millions of people traverse SA to holiday destinations or home towns and villages...
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