Hospital salutes its brave warriors: nurses at front line in the Covid battle
By Sinenhlanhla Zungu
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PEOPLE all over the world commemorated International Nursesâ Day yesterday ((WED)). Nurses, among other essential workers, continue to put their lives at risk, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, to ensure healthier communities.
City Hospital has recorded 624 Covid-19 patients since the start of the pandemic. From this number, 127 patients died. The hospital also had 114 staffers infected with the virus, including two fatalities.
âI got a reality check when a third Coronavirus patient died in our hospital. That is when I realised that the virus was real and I was scared for my life. I had to soldier on though, especially for our patients, because no one could be physically there for them except for us,â said City Hospital Sister Princess Gwacela.
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10:37 AM May 13, 2021
The Duchess of Cornwall speaks to Zoe Broadhead, a Critical Care Outreach Sister during a visit to the Whittington Hospital
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Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall visited staff at the Whittington Hospital in Archway to mark International Nurses Day.
The Duchess, who is a patron of Roald Dahl s Marvellous Children s Charity which funds specialist children s nurses at the hospital, spoke with nurses and patients before helping the hospital s chief nurse Michelle Johnson to plant Nye Bevan and Roald Dahl roses in its sensory garden.
She also delivered a handwritten note of thanks to the nurses.
The prime minister, chief nursing officers and an actor related to Florence Nightingale were among those who attended a service at Westminster Abbey last