“They don’t have staff to man those quarantine sites that are being set up.
“You can’t set something up and there is no-one to take charge of it,” the insider said.
“There is a lack of motivation from staff, who feel scared to go out themselves.
“The fact that the hospitals are going to the municipality for PPE is telling.
“Dr Black said they are reusing gowns instead of tossing it away once they’ve worn it.
“This is the cold face of Covid-19 in the city,” the man said.
“The province has been very slow in coming forward and doing things — there doesn’t appear to be much interest from the health administration.
The source said Mkhize had said the number was not a true reflection of the reality on the ground.”
“The numbers in Nelson Mandela Bay will increase drastically in the next week or so because the national team believes more people are positive but we’re just not getting to them.