Staff crisis at Nelson Mandela Bay hospital

Shortage of protective gear and personnel leads to bodies piling up in mortuary, and low morale and burnout among the workers, unions say

 

One porter covering six floors and nurses refusing to assist in transporting bodies to the mortuary due to a critical shortage of personal protective equipment...

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