COVID-19 UPDATE

Please consider the following:

BE HYGIENIC

1. WASH YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY
Wash your hands with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub regularly

2. COVER A COUGH OR SNEEZE
Cover your cough or a sneeze with a disposable tissue or flexed elbow. Throw the tissue away immediately and wash your hands.

3. KEEP YOUR DISTANCE
Avoid close contact with anyone with cold or flu-like symptoms.

4. DON’T TOUCH
Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.

5. SEE A DOCTOR
If you experience respiratory symptoms like a fever or cough, please stay home. Look after yourself and seek medical care immediately.

6. PRAY
Let’s continue to pray God’s protection over our families and friends. Pray for those affected and for the medical world to find a cure.

GET HELP

If you feel sick, self isolate and call the Coronavirus Helpline
0800 029 999

Learn more about all you need to know about the Corona Virus
South Africa Resource Portal

If you are looking for correct and up to date information from the South African National Department of Health you can click on this link and send a “hi” message.

Key Points: South Africa

*National State of Disaster Declared*
Travel ban from foreign nationals from high-risk countries from 18th March 2020.
SA citizens advised refraining from travel to or through high-risk countries effective immediately.
SA citizens returning from high-risk countries will have testing and self-isolation.
All foreign nationals that arrived into the country since mid-February from high-risk areas must be tested
All spheres of government must not take non-essential travel.
Gathering of more than 100 people prohibited
Schools closed from 18 March until after the “easter” weekend break.
Visits to all correctional facilities canceled for the next 30 days.
All businesses must ensure all measures taken to intensify hygiene control
All shopping centres must ensure all measures taken to intensify hygiene control
The capacity of health centers being increased nationally
– Call for all to wash hands for 20 seconds.
– Call for all to sneeze with a closed hand into a tissue of elbow
– Call for all to avoid close contact with those who have flu-like symptoms
– Call for all to practice the “elbow” greeting and not shake hands
National command council has been established, meeting 3 times a week, chaired by the president.
This virus will have a significant and drastic effect on our economy.
The cabinet is finalizing a package of varying fiscal measures for business labour etc.
We must stop spreading fake and fear to promote news
Swift, purposeful, and collective action required.

Ultimately, even as we pursue preventative measures and exercise wisdom in keeping ourselves and loved ones safe, our faith and security are in Jesus Christ. We pray His promise of protection over you and your family. Let’s also pray for those affected around the world, and that the virus will be quickly contained and conquered.

“Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling.” Psalm 91:9-10

LET’S CONTINUE TO PLACE OUR ENTIRE TRUST IN GOD AND CLAIM HIS POWERFUL PROMISE OF PROTECTION FOUND IN PSALM 91.

“If you can't feed hundreds of people, feed just one."

Mother Theresa

"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world."

Bill Wilson