CITÉ SOLEIL, Haiti (AFP) — On paper, Haiti so far has everything it needs to battle the novel coronavirus crisis — unoccupied hospital beds, medical staff, and supplies.
Many of our citizens are experiencing respiratory symptoms and other tell-tale signs,” said Erneau Mondesir, a doctor who works in impoverished Cité Soleil.
Mondesir works at a hospital in Cité Soleil — located just outside the capital — opened by Doctors without Borders (MSF).
“Today, one thing is clear: There are many people who stayed at home too long and then came to the hospital,” explained Mondesir, the medical director for the MSF project.
“It usually takes a week or two from the time that symptoms first appear for patients to show up at the hospital,” he noted.
