The National Coronavirus Command Council has decided to enforce a nation-wide lockdown for 21 days with effect from midnight on Thursday 26 March. (https://www.gov.za/speeches/president-cyril-ramaphosa-escalation-measure…) .
President Ramaphosa announced that the COVID-19 outbreak has been declared a national state of disaster in terms of the Disaster Management Act. (https://www.gov.za/speeches/statement-president-cyril-ramaphosa-measures-combat-covid-19-epidemic-15-mar-2020-0000)
For daily updates of countries, territories or areas with reported laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases, please refer to:
- World Health Organisation COVID-19 situation reports https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports
- Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins CSSE https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
- COVID-19 Corona Virus South African Resource Portal https://sacoronavirus.co.za/
Call centres and hotlines
Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme
Call Centre number is 012- 337 1997 and email Corona19ters@labour.gov.za
Essential service application portal
All businesses that will be allowed to provide essential services are required to seek approval from the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) in order for them to trade during the period of the lockdown.
Such businesses are required to apply to the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) Bizportal website at www.bizportal.gov.za and obtain a certificate from the Commission that allows them to continue trading. The Bizportal website will contain a menu icon listed as “Essential Service Businesses” through which an application can be made to the CIPC.
SASSA
SASSA call centre (0800 60 10 11)
PostBank call centre (available 24/7) on 0800 53 54 55 to deal with concerns and complaints related to SASSA/SAPO cards – card replacement, PIN resets and non-payment
Call centres and hotlines
Government has a number of call centres and hotlines through which you can:
- get information about services and programmes
- report problems or make complaints
- provide tip-offs to authorities about fraudulent or criminal activities.
Solidarity Fund – https://www.solidarityfund.co.za/
The Fund will focus efforts to combat the spread of the virus, help us to track the spread, care for those who are ill and support those whose lives are disrupted.
For organisations wishing to make any offers of non cash donations kindly contact 0860 001 001 between 8am and 6pm South African time. Alternately you can download the donation form and mail the completed form to info@solidarityfund.co.za. A donor consultant will be in touch with you once we have processed your form. For any queries related to non cash donations please contact us on 0860 001 001
Whatsapp: Say “Hi” to 0600 123 456
For medical enquiries: National Institute for Communicable Diseases 0800 029 999
For more information on the Corona virus please visit www.sacoronavirus.co.za
You can also click on the links below to get more information.
7 Ways to prevent the virus from spreading https://youtu.be/8c_UJwLq8PI
