Ambulances with ample oxygen vital in Eastern Cape’s Covid-19 battle
Oxygen needs to reach rural areas, where some people are still not adhering to lockdown rules despite increasing Covid-19 numbers
27 July 2020 - 16:34
If the Eastern Cape is to weather the coronavirus storm and save as many lives as possible while the province battles the peak of the pandemic, ambulances will play an even more crucial role and will have to be amply supplied with oxygen to treat and transport patients, especially in rural areas.
That is the proposal by former health MEC Dr Bevan Goqwana, who is acting as a consultant to the provincial health department in its fight against Covid-19...
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