Atlantis nurse urges people to still go for check-ups for other health issues Olivia Pharo said before the COVID-19 pandemic, they saw hundreds of people coming for medical care and other treatments. FILE: Sister Olivia Pharo. Picture: Sister Pharo s Primary Health Care/Facebook.·
CAPE TOWN - There s growing concern that COVID-19 is affecting medical screenings for other health issues.
A community nurse in Atlantis, along Cape Town s West Coast, is on Thursday urging residents not to neglect check-ups.
Olivia Pharo from Sister Pharo s clinic said many people were scared they might contract the coronavirus at healthcare facilities.
In 2019, Pharo quit her nursing job and used her pension to open a community clinic in Atlantis.