By Viresh Harduth, VP, Small Business, Sage Africa & Middle East
At a time when many small businesses in South Africa are already struggling as a result of the recession, the global COVID-19 crisis is a bolt out of the blue. It is an event that has caught even the best prepared businesses by surprise,…
What is Coronavirus?
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a new strain that was discovered in 2019 and has not been previously identified in humans.
Coronaviruses…
Much has happened since we first shared our thoughts around the COVID-19 pandemic on 8 March 2020. As a business we have aligned to the restrictions imposedby President Cyril Ramaphosa on 15 March 2020. With many of us now dealing with the reality of the virus’s arrival locally and further spikes in market volatility, we believed…
A contagious disease known as Coronavirus or COVID-19 (“the Virus”) was first detected in China in December 2019 and has since regrettably spread worldwide. The World Health Organization (“the WHO”) has declared the virus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (“PHEIC”) which is a formal declaration by the WHO of "an extraordinary event which is determined to…