Private health group Melomed has published a new video highlighting what it is like to work inside one of South Africa’s Covid-19 ICU wards.<\/p>\n
The video follows Cape Town specialist physician Dr Pieter Roelofse as part of his daily work\u00a0at the Belville Melomed Hospital.<\/p>\n
The footage details the Personal protective equipment (PPE) Dr Roelofse is required to wear as well as the strict hygiene protocols he has to follow.<\/p>\n
Dr Roelofse also speaks on what it is like to deal with the coronavirus and shows how he successfully intubated a patient.<\/p>\n
You can watch the full video below.<\/p>\n
EXCLUSIVE BEHIND THE SCENES FOOTAGE! We take you behind the scenes at our Melomed Bellville Covid Intensive Care Unit….<\/p>\n
Posted by Melomed<\/a> on\u00a0Saturday, 4 July 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
The latest coronavirus statistics as of 8 July show that there are now 224,665 total cases of coronavirus in South Africa.<\/p>\n
This is an increase of 8,810 cases from the 215,855 cases reported on Tuesday \u2013 with a 24-hour high for the country of 10,853 cases recorded over the weekend.<\/p>\n
The department of health announced 98 new Covid-19 related deaths, taking the total to 3,600, casualties following a high of 192 deaths on Tuesday, while 106,842 recoveries have been reported to date.<\/p>\n
A total of 1.94 million tests have been conducted, with 36,867 tests conducted over the previous 24 hours.<\/p>\n
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