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Friday, April 4, 2025

COVID19: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

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The global COVID19 outbreak has resulted in widespread panic, with health officials across the world on high alert.

Coronavirus – a fast-moving infection originating in China – has spread to more than 80 countries and is continuing to claim lives.

While the vast majority of cases are in China, the virus, which causes pneumonia-like symptoms, is now spreading faster outside the country than within.

Smile 90.4 FM News will give regular updates several times a day, to inform listeners on the situation locally and globally, and to dispel the fake news that is doing the rounds.

Listen out for these updates throughout the day.

For more information on COVID19, contact the National Institute For Communicable Diseases. They also have a toll-free number 0800 029 999

Watch the video’s below for some helpful information:

 

 

 

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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