Helpful Hotlines & Websites

Hotlines:

• South African Government COVID-19 Service Hotline (24 hours) : 0800 029 999
• Namibian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention Hotline (Namibia only) : +264800 100 100 / 911
• Mediclinic COVID-19 Hotline: 0860 24 00 24

Websites:

Western Cape COVID-19 Content Centre: https://supportbusiness.co.za
A virtual team of sectorial and communication experts helping business navigate uncertainty during the crisis. The site provides guidelines and best practice to help companies build resilience for now, and the future. The team is made up of staff from the Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT), Wesgro (Cape Town and Western Cape Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, GreenCape and private sector.

South African Government:

• Department of Health COVID-19 website
• SA Government Official Statements

Tourism Organisations:

• SATSA (The Voice of Inbound Tourism) Coronavirus Update
• SATSA Coronavirus Frequently Asked Questions
• South African Tourism Coronavirus Daily Update
• South African Tourism Frequently Asked Questions
• ASATA (Association of South African Travel Agents) Coronavirus page  #ASATACorona
• Namibia Tourism COVID-19 updates

Other Information Portals:

• National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD)
• Mediclinic COVID-19 Information Portal
• World Health Organisation Coronavirus Pandemic page

Statistics:

• Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center
• Worldometer Graphs
• COVID Visualizer
• Bing.com COVID Tracker

Forums:

• SATSA Discourse Forum

WhatsApp:

• Send a Whatsapp with the word ‘Hi’ to 0600 123 456 to access the National Department of Health’s COVID-19 Support Service.

Facebook:

• National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) Facebook page
• SATSA Facebook page
• World Health Organisation (WHO) Facebook page

Twitter:

• National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) Twitter feed
• SATSA Twitter Feed   #SATSACorona
• South Africa Tourism Travel Trade
• World Health Organisation (WHO) Twitter feed

Check the facts:

• Africa Check is sorting fact from misinformation. Check their Live Guide for fact-checking. #CoronaVirusFacts