Court dismisses BONU application

Friday, May 08, 2020

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Gaborone High Court has dismissed the Botswana Nurses Union’s (BONU) application on grounds that the matter was not urgent after they took the State and the Director of Health Services to court demanding health and safety compliance.

The union wanted the State to be liable for, amongst others things, provision of protective gear for its members amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The union that brought the application on urgency after a declared lockdown by President Mokgweetsi Masisi, was seeking, amongst others, that the matter be treated urgently and the State be interdicted in allowing health workers to diagnose and treat COVID-19 patients without proper gear and without being isolated from their families.

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Court dismisses BONU application

Gaborone High Court has dismissed the Botswana Nurses Union’s (BONU) application on grounds that the matter was not urgent after they took the State and the Director of Health Services to court demanding health and safety compliance.