Nurses and all other health care workers have been at the heart of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic for the past year. They have worked around the clock, spending long hours away from their families. Frontline workers have been risking infection and facing high expectations, without receiving the necessary consideration. So as we celebrate International Nurses Day, we reflect on the amazing work that they have been doing throughout 2020 while still being at the forefront of the pandemic.
Today is international nurses day, and I want to thank our incredible nurses who have sacrificed so much to save the…
Posted by Premier Alan Winde on Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Happy International Nurses Day?
Thank you for supporting us and being there for us during this pandemic and never giving up. ?#RedBusCapeTown #InternationalNursesDay pic.twitter.com/LdrhPdjmom
— City Sightseeing Cape Town (@CapeTownRedBus) May 12, 2021
SAY THANK YOU TO SOUTH AFRICA’S NURSES! ⚕??
Our nurses have given so much… Now it’s time for you to give back and show them your support ⚕♥️ ?? with a simple message! Tweet your thank you message for #NursesDay2021
— Netcare Limited (@Netcare_Limited) May 8, 2021
They hold phones, they tell stories, they comb hair, they feed nutrition, they heal, they have only one mission. “To treat the sick” Thank You to all the Nurses across the globe. Your contribution to mankind will always be valued ? #nursesday2021
— ektainlove (@ektainlove) May 12, 2021
In this pandemic Nurses are slaving away for long days for the safeguard of our health.
They dont come home after dark, instead sacrifice the nights to keep a watchful eye on sick.
They are the knights who protect our lands frm the unseen.
All Hail the Nurses? #nursesday2021 pic.twitter.com/G328aKUWK4
— Mohamed Nibaal (@MrGhaan) May 12, 2021
According to the Independent Women’s Forum, modern nursing was established by Florence Nightingale, a British woman who led a group of female nurses to deliver medical services to soldiers during the Crimean War in 1854. Nightingale implemented handwashing and hygiene practices that are credited with saving lives and is still an effective strategy in the fight against infections and viruses like the coronavirus today.
In a statement issued Tuesday, May 11, Mayco member for community and health services, Zahid Badroodien, commended nurses for their bravery and hard work, IOL reports.
The City of Cape Town has vaccinated approximately 76 percent of its health workers against the coronavirus. However, Badroodien added there was a concern of a possible resurgence in cases, with an average of 160 new cases currently being reported daily.
A total of 339 healthcare workers died of COVID-19 related illness in SA between March and November 2020, with most deaths occurring in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, a tally that is still increasing, Times Live reported.
From everyone at Cape {Town} Etc, we say thank you to the hardworking nursing staff, who are helping with the fight against COVID-19. Their sense of duty, compassion and commitment towards humanity is exemplary.
Picture: Cape Town Etc gallery
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