Logistics become coronavirus' nightmare

Logistics become coronavirus' nightmare PIC. MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Logistics become coronavirus' nightmare PIC. MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Whilst government imposed a mandatory quarantine on citizens and non-citizens crossing into Botswana starting Tuesday, it emerged that no proper arrangements have been made on how it would procure some necessary stuff such people will need.

When Mmegi crew arrived at Tlokweng border, it was not clear how the elderly and sick people, and those who came in ambulances from South Africa (SA) will be helped, as there was no medical doctor at the border at the time to deal with the issues.

 While at the border, Mmegi observed that a patient who was brought into Botswana in an ambulance from SA was made to wait for more than two hours for Botswana ambulance to assist since medical officers from SA were not allowed to enter the country.

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