This comes after five nurses recently tested positive for Covid-19.
The nursing staff at Mseleni Hospital, KwaZulu-Natal have threatened strike action if the hospital management refuses to meet with union representatives.One of the nurses said being a front line health worker leaves them vulnerable to infections.
Union representatives were approached to step in, but management refused to meet with them, leading to the picket action to highlight the frustrations. KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala said he was worried as Covid-19 numbers in the province grow by the week. He said the province’s Covid-19 cases was nowhere near to what was predicted.
He said the projected ICU admissions were also lower, with 45 patients in ICU and high care while he added that the recent increase in numbers meant more had to be done.
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