Ageism and COVID-19
South Africa has the highest of proportion of elderly people in the African continent. The South African mid-year population estimate… Read More
Fact-a-day archive
Use of Protective Masks
Wearing a sanitary mask is only necessary if you are coughing or sneezing, or if you are taking care of… Read More
How COVID-19 is spread
COVID-19 is spread through small droplets from the nose or mouth which are spread when an infected person coughs. Others… Read More
Elderly at Risk
While the spread of COVID-19 is affecting the world without discrimination, the current cases of mortality have shown that those… Read More
Hand Hygiene
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, laboratory data demonstrates that hand sanitisers that contain at least 60%… Read More
Flatten the Curve
The use of early, targeted, and layered non-pharmaceutical interventions can go a long way to delay and minimise the peak… Read More