COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic (or Corona Virus) of 2019-20 has had a devastating impact on the lives and careers of all people, including the vast world of the arts.

COVID-19

On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, China. ‘Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2’ (SARS-CoV-2) was confirmed as the causative agent of what we now know as ‘Coronavirus Disease 2019’ (COVID-19). Since then, the virus has spread to more than 100 countries, including South Africa.

For more details, see the Wikipedia entry on "2019–20 coronavirus pandemic"[1]

For more specific information on the pandemic and its impact in South Africa, see the official COVID-19 Corona Virus South African Resource Portal[2]