Cops, medics raise alarm over lack of virus gear

18 March 2020 - 05:52
By GRAEME HOSKEN
Nearly 200,000 paramedics, emergency services workers and police officers face a growing daily threat to their health.
Image: GALLO IMAGES/AFP/BERND THISSEN Nearly 200,000 paramedics, emergency services workers and police officers face a growing daily threat to their health.

As the coronavirus tightens its grip on SA, nearly 200,000 paramedics, emergency services workers and police officers face a growing daily threat to their health.

While national instructions have been issued for police, emergency services workers and paramedics to use protective gear, little seems to have reached those on the ground.

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