As the reality sets in that Covid-19 cases are on the rise, many are wondering if that fluey feeling is coronavirus, and what one should do.

Netcare’s Mande Toubkin, the general manager for emergency and trauma for the healthcare group, compiled a list of dos and don’ts during a time where a pre-winter runny nose or a sudden hot flush may leave one frozen in uncertainty.

Don’t go to a hospital or emergency ward to be screened or tested for Covid-19. Emergency wards are for urgent life-saving care for people with traumatic injuries or medical emergencies.

More than 80% of people with Covid-19 will have minor to moderate symptoms, so there is no reason for them to be seen in an emergency department. Going to a hospital with a suspected case also places people at the hospital at unnecessary risk.