CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

Tuesday, 24 March 2020

There are confirmed cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Africa.

ICD 2020 arrangements are continuing as planned and an update will be posted every Monday on this website going forward.

Information on the matter will only be shared on the main page of this website, as this means it is directly from the Organising Committee.

Please do not follow or listen to communication other than from this website with regard to COVID-19 and ICD 2020 

South Africa is following international protocol and has developed and distributed clinical guidelines and case definitions to doctors and nurses in both the public and the private sectors.
As per the National directive, the Western Cape Province, where the congress is scheduled to take place in Cape Town, has activated its outbreak response teams, which are on high alert to detect and manage any cases of COVID-19

To read the President's Statement

15 March 2020 click here

23 March 2020 click here