Nurse in private practice breaks the silence on lack of mask wearing at work

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A worried nurse in a private practice setting has spoken to Stacey and JSbu about her concerns over non-compliance by medical staff at the her workplace. She's spoken to us on condition of anonymity to break silence on the lack of mask wearing at work. "It's like a loaded gun," she says, adding: "You wouldn't point a loaded gun at people. Then why walk around without a mask?" And now it may be that her fears of being exposed to COVID-19 could be a reality as a colleague is off sick, and is being tested for the virus.

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13 Aug 2020 English South Africa Society & Culture · Personal Journals

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