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*Officials Turn To Prisons, Army After Nurses Desert UBH And Mpilo Hospitals* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?ia United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) and Mpilo Central Hospital have become “death traps” after nurses deserted the two institutions for fear of coronavirus, among other factors. Reports indicate that UBH has been deserted by the entire nursing staff except for supervisors and four registered nurses (RGNs) seconded by the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services. ---------- Latest itel A06 on Pindula: 32GB storage, 4GB RAM $69 USD WhatsApp: +263715068543 Calls: 0772464000 ---------- UBH chief executive officer, Narcissus Dzvanga on Sunday told Southern Eye that they were expecting a few more nurses from the Zimbabwe National Army. He said: > Yes. That’s true [that the hospital is operating with a skeletal staff]. It’s multifactorial ranging from the industrial work withdrawal, quarantine, flexi-working hours, transport issues, fear of the COVID outbreak and the rise in the Bulawayo statistics. > This is very, very sad and unprecedented. We got just four RGNs from Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services and expecting a few from the Zimbabwe National Army as well. Dzvanga appealed to Red Cross and St Johns and other nursing agencies to send volunteers to help with menial duties. He revealed that the hospital does not have sufficient personal protective equipment, and they are now going to discharge all the stable patients and attend to emergencies only. *More: NewsDay* _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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