Health
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
Covid-19: “Gugulethu 7” backyarders say they’ve been abandoned
“We have received no food parcels, masks, gloves or even sanitisers”
News | 6 May 2020
Covid-19: Clinic staff in two-week quarantine after nurse tests positive
Oqaqeni Clinic in Maphumulo, northern KwaZulu-Natal remains closed
Brief | 4 May 2020
Covid-19: Private hospitals close doors after staff test positive
Closing hospitals is “last resort”
By Elna Schütz
News | 4 May 2020
Managing the impact of fighting Covid-19 on the mental health of healthcare workers
Hundreds of psychologists and psychiatrists are volunteering to offer support
By Mental Health Care for Covid-19 Healthcare Workers
Opinion | 30 April 2020
Uitenhage hospital staff down tools after patient tests positive for Covid-19
If there is no personal protective equipment, don’t resume any duties, says union
Brief | 29 April 2020