Zikalala: Pressure on hospital trauma units ease since alcohol suspension
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala says they're already seeing a difference in hospital trauma units after a week of no alcohol sales.
He says the suspension of liquor sales and the reinstatement of nightly curfews, a week ago have reduced the pressure on emergency and accident units in facilities across KwaZulu Natal.
Speaking at a provincial COVID-19 briefing in Durban yesterday, Zikalala said since the president's address to the nation, mortuary admissions of people who died from violent causes also decreased.
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In one Durban hospital, trauma cases dropped from 155 two weeks ago, to 120 last week.
"KwaZulu-Natal provincial government will ensure that there is tightening of the implementation of the announcements by the President.
"This will be our contribution to the reduction of the rate of infections, in order to ensure that beds in our provincial health care facilities are utilized to assist the sick and that alcohol-induced accidents are eliminated," he added.
