As the third wave of Covid-19 infections continues in Gauteng, hospitals remain
under severe strain. Gauteng Premier David Makhura this week in a statement
said hospital admissions continue to rise and are placing “a heavy strain on
the healthcare system in both public and private sectors”. While signs are that
infections have peaked in the province, admissions and deaths have not - the
latter two typically peak a few weeks later than infections.
Add
to this the ongoing unrest in certain areas in Gauteng, and it makes for a very
grim picture.
Makhura
this week said many vaccination sites were impacted in the affected areas and
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