Denosa calls for more health workers as Covid-19 spread threatens
SA’s largest nursing union warns that some clinics are unprepared to handle a surge of patients
16 March 2020 - 18:07
The Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa), SA’s largest nursing union, has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement declaring Covid-19 a national disaster and the travel ban on high-risk countries.
On Sunday, Ramaphosa announced sweeping measures to contain the spread of disease, including travel restrictions on foreigners from hard-hit countries, a ban on mass gatherings of more than 100 people, and the closure of schools...
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