THE DRAMA STILL UNFOLDS

and 8 million of those people will be critically sick. Assuming that 10 percent of that 8 million
will require supportive assistance in Intensive Care Unit ICU, the country would be
overwhelmed
Alex van den Heever, a professor of social security and management studies at the Wits School
of Governance, said one of the health system's vulnerabilities was its number of critical care
beds.
based on figures from around 2013, there were 4 957 critical care beds in the private sector and 2
238 in the public healthcare sector. Occupancy in state hospitals is around 80%, with about 50%
of critical care beds available for use in private hospitals.
This would mean that an extra 5000 beds and ICUs would be required. The current estimates
puts the number of available beds at 3000. If that would culminate; a dearth would be the next
episode of this corona virus drama.
As a way of ensuring that things do not escalate. The government has set precautionary measures
to limit the number of new infections. A lockdown is scheduled from the 26th of March and a
message has been heralded to avoid overcrowding, practice hygiene by washing hands with soap
regularly and practising social distancing.
By adhering to the stipulated recommendations a lot of disaster will be avoided.
Stay at Home
Avoid touching your face
Wash your hands regularly
Social distancing
SAWS
Italy
A message from those who have seen the drama unfold in the beautiful country of Italy.
Containment is the best way of controlling this disease as lessons from Hong Kong have shown.
Young people despite being less vulnerable are not invincible. Despite figures from Italy