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Congo: Dr Miandzo, first doctor to die of covid-19 in Brazzaville
Brazzavillians fell from the clouds this Tuesday, April 14, 2020 by discovering information on social networks. Doctor Miandzo had just died of Covid-19, for having tried to save human lives without appropriate protections.
The death of this doctor, the first death of a hospital staff announced in Congo-Brazzaville, reinforces the concern of the medical staff about the lack of means of protection.
This terrible death also reminds us that health workers are the first exposed to a serious and even violent epidemic, while many doctors and hospital staff denounce since the beginning of the health crisis the lack of masks.
"We know that we are exposed, that among us a good number will contract the disease, and it is unfortunately the price to pay for a dedication which is exceptional by these men and these women, always with the patients and, sometimes, with means to protect themselves that are sorely lacking, ”said an anonymous nurse.
"Protective equipment is absolutely essential for caregivers, but with or without protective equipment, you can be sick in your professional practice, you can be sick when you are a caregiver," she added.
It is recalled that the Republic of Congo has since April 13 seventy-four (74) confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) including ten healed and five dead.
Two new cases were recorded in the Pool department (south) while the others in the two largest agglomerations in the country, notably Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire.
Germaine MAPANGA / Les Echos du Congo Brazzaville
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Congo: Dr Miandzo, first doctor to die of covid-19 in Brazzaville
Brazzavillians fell from the clouds this Tuesday, April 14, 2020 by discovering information on social networks. Doctor Miandzo had just died of Covid-19, for having tried to save human lives without appropriate protections.
The death of this doctor, the first death of a hospital staff announced in Congo-Brazzaville, reinforces the concern of the medical staff about the lack of means of protection.
This terrible death also reminds us that health workers are the first exposed to a serious and even violent epidemic, while many doctors and hospital staff denounce since the beginning of the health crisis the lack of masks.
"We know that we are exposed, that among us a good number will contract the disease, and it is unfortunately the price to pay for a dedication which is exceptional by these men and these women, always with the patients and, sometimes, with means to protect themselves that are sorely lacking, ”said an anonymous nurse.
"Protective equipment is absolutely essential for caregivers, but with or without protective equipment, you can be sick in your professional practice, you can be sick when you are a caregiver," she added.
It is recalled that the Republic of Congo has since April 13 seventy-four (74) confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) including ten healed and five dead.
Two new cases were recorded in the Pool department (south) while the others in the two largest agglomerations in the country, notably Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire.
Germaine MAPANGA / Les Echos du Congo Brazzaville
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