Experts’ plea on coronavirus: make masks compulsory
University of Cape Town professionals says wearing even just cloth coverings is the missing link in the strategy against Covid-19
16 April 2020 - 10:14
As SA grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic — which has now infected more than 2,500 people locally and killed at least 34 — University of Cape Town (UCT) medical experts are exhorting the national government to make the wearing of cloth masks in public places compulsory as part of its strategy to “flatten the curve”.
In a letter to health minister Zweli Mkhize, a group of “concerned health-care professionals” said while it supports key messages from the department of health on the importance of social distancing, hand hygiene and staying home during lockdown, one aspect is missing: the wearing of masks...
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