How to access free Covid-19 online doctor consults
Incorrect prescriptions, symptoms being missed and possibly an incorrect diagnosis remain a concern
03 April 2020 - 12:49
All South Africans will be able to access telephonic consultations with doctors for Covid-19 queries at no cost, courtesy of a Discovery-Vodacom partnership initiative.
You can access the service via the internet or using text messages on your cellphone. Discovery’s existing DrConnect platform, previously available only to Discovery clients will be used to host the service and the two companies have created a joint fund to pay doctors for approximately 100,000 consultations...
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