Ventilators

Health minister Zweli Mkhize will on Saturday receive ventilator machines donated to SA by the US to help in the fight against Covid-19. The Western Cape has shifted to using high-flow nasal oxygen treatment on Covid-19 patients after the…

SA has less than half the ventilators that the health department estimates it will be needed to treat patients at the peak of the Covid-19 crisis. The gap, contained in figures provided to parliament by the department, is a stark reminder…