Hospitals across Swaziland
(eSwatini) were in crisis as nurses and healthcare workers were still without
protective clothing and equipment so they could treat patients during the
coronavirus pandemic.
At least four public
hospitals stopped treating patients on Thursday (19 March 2020).
Nurses and others are
refusing to work until they get protective equipment such as face masks and
gowns. They say their lives are being put at risk.
The four hospitals affected
were Mankayane, Mkhuzeni, Raleigh Fitkin Memorial and Mbabane Government
Hospital.
On Tuesday nurses marched on
the Ministry of Health to deliver a petition demanding they be given protective
equipment.
Meanwhile the Swazi Prime Minister
Ambrose Dlamini announced the formation of a number
of committees to tackle the coronavirus crisis. A state of emergency
has already been announced and gatherings of more than 50 people are banned.
School, colleges and universities are closed and travel restrictions are in place.
See also
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travel suspended
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