Personal Protective Equipment Ppe
latest news & developmentsCorona waste is harming animals, everywhere
Single-use PPE, such as face masks and gloves, is hurting and killing wildlife and pets around the globe
Malawi citizens buy urgently needed, basic Covid medical equipment
Poet and writer Stanley Onjezani Kenani sets up initiative to raise funds to buy oxygen cylinders and pressure regulators after friend dies at country’s biggest hospital
Who’s making money from Covid-19?
Our Covid-19 Tender Tracker is monitoring payments awarded for PPE, and we need your help to maintain it.
False dawn gives Ace all the cards
The unrepentant, recalcitrant ANC secretary general thinks it’s okay for his and other wayward comrades’ kids to loot
Pandemic-induced human rights violations a double tragedy to humanity
The conflation of human rights violations and a pandemic leave the most vulnerable marginalised. Equitable and democratic societies are needed to fight against this
This simple model shows the importance of wearing masks and social distancing
This simple actuarial model uses general guidelines, rather than data and assumptions about Covid-19 specifically, to simulate the effect of safety protocols
Doctors under siege in Sudan
Healthcare workers in the country are quitting because of assaults and inadequate PPE
SA accelerating towards virus peak without capacity, experts warn
Despite efforts to prepare for the worst, it is ‘very unlikely’ that hospitals will be able to cope with the onslaught of Covid-19 cases
Teachers test Covid-19 positive
Many schools are still not coronavirus ready for learners and teachers to return
Pharmacists, denied frontline status, get PPE late
Pharmacists at one of the major public hospitals in Gauteng say they only received sufficient protective gear after several of their colleagues contracted Covid-19.
We should be worried about children going back to school
Personal protective equipment had not been delivered to all schools, some had not been cleaned and some provinces were still in a process of recruiting people who will be…
Education: A state of unreadiness
Evidence shows schools are not ready as the department pushes them to reopen in 10 days
Inmates fear Covid-19 contagion
A group of men wearing masks can be seen in cellphone images — but they are not physically distancing because of overcrowding in their cell
Wanted: Medical experts in the Eastern Cape
Its government is far behind other provinces in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic
Level four lockdown: Dlamini-Zuma stubs out South Africa’s hopes for a puff
Some industries will open but the tobacco ban remains in place, contradicting the president’s earlier remarks