Health experts have appealed to members of the public to remain calm as the number of children admitted to hospital due to covid-19 infections continues to rise. These are mostly children under the age of five. The country has reported a sharp increase in covid-19 related infections with as much as 16 000 cases registered yesterday (Sunday) across the country. The rise is driven by the new omicron variant. For more on this we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Prof Mignon McCulloch – Chairperson of the SA Paediatrician Association