Gert Sibande District Municipality shared a post on their Facebook page, that informed locals where they can find additional information about Covid-19 on 10 April.
People can visit the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) website at www.nicd.ac.za for further information.
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According to the post, “For medical or clinical related queries by health care professionals contact the NICD hotline at 082 883 9920.”
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