Who and what is AfriForum?

AfriForum is an Afrikaans civil rights organisation that protects the rights of minority groups at national as well as provincial level, and anyone who can identify with AfriForum’s principles and objectives may join the organisation. AfriForum’s community plan focuses on mobilising communities to thus take control of their own streets and neighbourhoods again. AfriForum ensures that your constitutional and civil rights are recognised and protected at national level.

Wie en wat is AfriForum?

AfriForum is ’n Afrikaanse burgerregteorganisasie wat die regte van minderheidsgroepe op sowel nasionale as provinsiale vlak beskerm, en enigiemand wat met AfriForum se beginsels en doelstellings kan identifiseer, mag by die organisasie aansluit. AfriForum se gemeenskapsplan fokus daarop om gemeenskappe te mobiliseer om só weer beheer terug te neem oor hul eie strate en woonbuurtes. AfriForum verseker dat jou grondwetlike én burgerregte op nasionale vlak erken en beskerm word.

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Symptoms

According to the available information, most patients (± 80%) who are tested positive with COVID-19 only experience mild symptoms, which is comparable to a normal flu or cold.
Older people and people with weak immune systems or pre-existing conditions have a much higher risk of developing serious symptoms, should they be infected with the virus.
The South African Department of Health indicated yesterday that most patients are already showing signs of recovery.

Assistance

AfriForum will continuously keep its members and the public updated on the latest developments by means of these situation reports.
More information and source material for this situation report are available at the following link: corona.afriforum.co.za.

Prevention:

– Avoid unnecessary physical contact with people (shaking hands, hugs etc.).
– Try not to touch your face until you have thoroughly cleaned your hands with an alcohol-based hand sanitiser.
– Use disinfectant wipes for shop trolleys, etc.
– Wash your hands regularly with an alcohol-based hand sanitiser.
– Avoid direct contact with railings such as at stairs or escalators.
– Do not share things like drinking glasses, cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, food and so forth with other people.

Symptoms:

Make sure your symptoms correspond with the confirmed COVID-19 symptoms:

Cough (dry)
Body aches
Fever
Sore chest
Difficulty breathing
Shortness of breath

Test process:

If you have four of the above symptoms, you should follow the following process:

Contact your GP for a referral letter to be tested at any Lance tor Vermaak & Partners laboratory.
Contact the national help line at 0800 029 999 / WhatsApp 0600 123 456.

The doctor or help line will tell you where the test will take place.

The cost of the test starts at R 990.

What should you do if you have tested positive?

Any person who has tested positive will be placed in quarantine at any of the designated hospitals for treatment.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) will inform all the people you were in close contact with.
Those persons will be placed in self-quarantine for 14 days.
The NICD will monitor them for any COVID-19 symptoms.

Click here for more information regarding guidelines for self-quarantine.

Department of health

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