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

28 August 2020 - 08:00
By dave chambers AND Dave Chambers
Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town has 950 beds and has admitted almost 1,800 Covid-19 patients.
Image: Trevor Samson Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town has 950 beds and has admitted almost 1,800 Covid-19 patients.

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.