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COVID-19: Robot Quintin connects patients in ICU with loved ones

COVID-19: Robot Quintin connects patients in ICU with loved ones

By Biénne Huisman, November 16, 2020
Posted in: Latest, Provinces, Western Cape

At Cape Town’s Tygerberg Hospital, a robot named Quintin played its part in the fight to save Nceba Simayile’s life as he lay intubated on a ventilator, struggling to breathe. Biénne Huisman reports.

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COVID-19: “Some days tears were just flowing over my cheeks,” says Cape Town ICU nurse

COVID-19: “Some days tears were just flowing over my cheeks,” says Cape Town ICU nurse

By Biénne Huisman, August 19, 2020
Posted in: Latest

COVID-19 patients often die without family or loved ones by their side. However, they are not entirely alone. People like nurse Anthea Willemse console them in their final hour.

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