Coronavirus in South Africa: In Port Elizabeth’s ‘hospitals of horrors’

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“You can’t manage anything through them, because that could go away. It all comes down to the fact that the branch doesn’t work reliably and has no money,” one source said.

As the number of infections rises in much of South Africa, the dire scenario in the Eastern Cape province gives lessons for other provinces.

One doctor cited a “culture of not stopping shaming superiors, which means other people don’t tell things as they really are. “

“People act like it’s OK. “

Others spoke of the government’s preference “to be noticed as doing the right thing”, rather than making difficult resolutions, mentioning the recent resolution to resume network testing for Covid-19, despite promptly pushing all tests. formula – even, especially in hospitals – in a week-long delay that made it almost unnecessary.

But the clearest lesson learned from Port Elizabeth is arguably about human nature and how we respond under excessive pressure.

It seems that at Livingstone Hospital, for example, they are divided into 3 distinct groups:

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