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Trains a target for crime
Maitland residents say Prasa trains at Maitland station that have been standing there for many years are attracting criminals to the site. The station has become like a ghost town. The unused trains are burnt, vandalised and have now become a dumping site. Read full story on page 3. PHOTO: KAYLYNNE BANTOM
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he rapid spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has seen many South Africans expressing the spirit of ubuntu (togetherness) to their neighbour. One such resident who seeks to lighten the burden for Covid-19 patients is Fatima Allie. Allie has started the Just Breathe community outreach initiative. The initiative seeks to supply housebound Covid-19 patients, with respiratory difficulties, with an oxygen concentrator. An oxygen concentrator supplies oxygen to the lungs. Allie says the initiative is supported by various community businesses who came
together and bought approximately 20 oxygen concentrators. According to Allie the initiative is free of charge and available to financially needy patients. She says: “I started with this initiative at the beginning of January (this year) and the response from people just made me realise that there is a great need out there. With this initiative the aim is also to relieve the pressure on existing health facilities and so that home-care for less severe cases can become more widely possible.” Allie says the oxygen concentrator is available to the patient for a seven-day period, but it can be extended depending on the patient’s condition. Currently she has about 42 oxygen concentrators and adds that the service is available to patients all over Cape Town.
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Jacobs says his father is a fighter and doctors were happy with the progress he was making. “They told us my dad can be discharged if we had an oxygen concentrator at home. At the time we had no idea what an oxygen concentrator was or where we would get one.” He says he saw Allie’s post on social media and immediately made contact. “This initiative by Fatima is God-sent.” According to Jacobs his father has been using the oxygen concentrator since Friday 15 January and he adds that his dad’s oxygen levels have improved dramatically. Allie says people who want to donate their unused oxygen concentrators can reach out to her. V To contact Allie, email allie.fatima@gmail.com or call 082 066 3353.
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“We recently had a patient seeking assistance as far as Saldanha Bay and another from Somerset West.” Allie says their service is administered in conjunction with the patient’s doctor. “We require a letter from the doctor stating that the patient has been diagnosed with Covid-19, needs oxygen and will benefit from an oxygen concentrator. We ask them for proof of residence, not older than three months and they are required to complete an application form.” Fawaaz Jacobs says his 76-year-old father from Walmer Estate became very ill with Covid-19 pneumonia and had to be admitted to hospital. Jacobs says his father has various comorbidities and when he arrived at hospital, 70% of his lungs had been damaged.
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