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WE WILL SURVIVE THIS

SHE’S never seen anything like it: a disease that drives fear into the heart of thousands, affecting every part of her patients’ lives. This is what corona-virus has done, she says – and as a healthcare professional she’s dealing with the mayhem and misery every single day.

As Covid-19 continues to rule the world, Miriam Lethaba*, a nursing sister from Orange Farm, Gauteng, gives YOU a glimpse into her daily life on the frontline of a scourge that’s upended life as we know it.

This is her story.

‘I know this patient. It’s

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