shortages, this covid emergency center was set up by volunteers. she is very short of breath. reporter: but doctor fatima lambat says things are even worse. even worse since the country was hit by an unprecedented violent insurrection fueled by hunger and poverty over a week ago. i m angry. i m disappointed. i m feeling i m angry, i m disappointed, i feel we are fighting two wars, we are already in a, a covid war and now we have to fight another war. reporter: medical warehouses were looted and critical supplies have been unable to reach their destination without a police escort. authorities are now worried that the violence could see a renewed surge in covid cases, putting even more pressure on hospitals already at breaking point. deborah patta, cbs news, lenasia, south africa. diaz: debora, thank you. still ahead, some of these alligators were abandoned pets, how this family run refuge is