15 January 2021 - 08:07 KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo health departments have said there were problems securing sufficient oxygen supplies for Covid-19 patients at the provinces hospitals. Image: 123RF/Yuriy Klochan Parliament s portfolio committee on health has expressed concern at the insufficient oxygen supply for Covid-19 patients in hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo.
The problem with oxygen supply emerged during a briefing to the committee by the KwaZulu-Natal and the Limpopo departments of health on the status of health care services in relation to Covid-19.
KwaZulu-Natal health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu told the committee on Thursday that funerals have become Covid-19 super-spreaders, as people were not observing health protocols during these events.