Health
Overcrowded Dunoon battles rising Covid-19 cases
No social distancing and health workers protest after colleagues test positive
News | 15 May 2020
How we are dealing with Covid-19 in care homes
We are doing our best in difficult circumstances but we need more assistance from the Department of Social Development
By Leon Geffen
Opinion | 14 May 2020
Union and nurses demand staff be isolated while awaiting Covid-19 test results
Health department appeals to Eastern Cape clinic staff to return to work
Brief | 13 May 2020
Covid-19: Nurses stop work in Eastern Cape town after one tests positive
Department says it will clean the facility and test staff at Dutywa Health Centre
Brief | 12 May 2020
Covid-19: PE clinic closes after a nurse dies and 11 staff test positive
Unions question Eastern Cape Health’s plan for staff at health facilities
News | 11 May 2020
Huge delays in Covid-19 test results
Doctors express concern that results are so late they are not clinically useful
By Liezl Human and GroundUp Staff
News | 8 May 2020
Staff picket over plan to convert TB hospital to treat Covid-19
Emergency medical services and unions say personal protective equipment is in short supply
Brief | 8 May 2020
Staff at Uitenhage hospital picket over Covid-19 concerns
Health department appeals for protests to stop
Brief | 7 May 2020
Covid-19: Medical schemes provide little aid for cash-strapped members
If you have lost your income due to the lockdown, your options are limited
By James Stent
News | 7 May 2020