Hospitals, Mortuaries Overwhelmed

Acting hospital superintendent Dr Monkgogi Goepamang told The Monitor that the hospital had an overflow at the mortuary last week as the hospital has a small capacity. This came after the hospital issued a new policy which reads: “We are currently having a surge in deaths in the hospital and our mortuary is overwhelmed. It is then important to inform the relatives to arrange for the transfer of corpses 'immediately' at this time to the mortuary of choice. We are suspending our 'three-day waiting' policy indefinitely".

Life Healthcare's Gaborone Private Hospital also issued a statement that reads: "Our COVID beds and emergency isolation rooms are currently occupied. We are unable to admit or see more patients at the moment. We apologies for the inconvenience".