TygerBurger Brackenfell - 16 December 2020

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Leerders los afdrukke teen muur

’n Groepie van die Laerskool Brackenfell se graad 7’s by die skool se nalatenskapmuur waar hulle afdrukke van hul hande laat om eendag vir hul kinders te kom wys. Van links is Minka van Huissteen, Jané Truter, Alex Potgieter, Micah Oosthuizen, Ayolo Mjungu, Saskia Meyer, Lea Smit, Lihle Nyabaza, Kendra Parker en Yongama Mqumbisa. Gehurk voor is die skool se waarnemende kunsonderwyser Nina van der Westhuizen.

TYGERBERG HOSPITAL: BUCKLING UNDER THE BURDEN

Covid regulations flouted DESIRÉE RORKE @dezzierorke

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s the second wave of Covid-19 crushes over Cape Town, the trauma unit at Tygerberg Hospital seems to be buckling under the burden.

A reliable and authoritative source divulged to TygerBurger that the trauma unit was flooded with patients last weekend, while Covid-19 health regulations were flouted. The identity of the source, known to Ty­gerBurger, is being protected. “There was simply not enough space for

all the patients. Patients, lying in trollies and others propped up in chairs very close to each other, were lining up in the waiting area. “Little to no Covid-19 screenings were done and patients that should have been in the patient unit investigation area for Covid-

19 were not. “All systems failed, and patients could not even be properly triaged,” the source said. Triage systems are methods that systematically prioritise patients’ treatment according to how urgent they need care. V To page 2


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