Staff at Cape Town clinic goes on strike due to lack of personal protective equipment
- 4 years ago
Staff at the District 6 community clinic outside the Cape Town CBD have downed tools due to a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Jacobus Ingo, a nurse at the hospital, said all staff would immediately down tools until they were supplied with personal protective equipment and the facility had been sanitised.
South Africa is currently under a national lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The Western Cape province has the highest number of infections in the country.
The footage was filmed on May 14.
Jacobus Ingo, a nurse at the hospital, said all staff would immediately down tools until they were supplied with personal protective equipment and the facility had been sanitised.
South Africa is currently under a national lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The Western Cape province has the highest number of infections in the country.
The footage was filmed on May 14.