As Covid-19 infections surge, how well are older persons in SA protected?

A residential facility for older persons in the Western Cape this week recorded a Covid-19 related death, while a number of new infections were reported at another facility in the province. Elri Voigt asks whether everything is in place to protect our older persons from the expected surge in Covid-19 cases.

A residential facility for older persons in the Western Cape this week recorded a Covid-19 coronavirus related death, while a number of Covid-19 infections were reported at another facility in the province.

This has sparked fears that South Africa might see the kind of outbreaks that have claimed many lives in care homes for the elderly in other countries.