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When Covid hit Cape Town’s ‘big barn’: doctors reveal what happened

28 August 2020 - 08:00 By dave chambers
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Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town has 950 beds and has admitted almost 1,800 Covid-19 patients.
Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town has 950 beds and has admitted almost 1,800 Covid-19 patients.
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In the five months after Cape Town’s first two Covid-19 diagnoses, Groote Schuur Hospital became the epicentre of a national fight.

From clinical and treatment breakthroughs to streamlined processes, this is how it stepped up.

 

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