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Eastern Cape healthcare workers marched to the health department to demand better wages, more PPE protection and permanent contracts.

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Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and Cuba’s ambassador to South Africa, Radolfo Benitez Verson are expected to give an update on the deployment of more than 200 doctors who were roped in to help the country in its battle against the coronavirus.

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The United Democratic Movement Youth Vanguard (UDMYV) said the NCCC should go back to the drawing board regarding its lockdown regulations.

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Due to a cyber attack, the Life Healthcare Group’s hospitals and administrative offices have had to switch over to manual processing systems.

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Nearly 150 000 elective surgeries cancelled during COVID-19 crisis

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