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Virus spreads quickly, and so do fake facts about the outbreak

30 January 2020 - 06:05 By TANYA FARBER
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Passengers arrive from Hong Kong at Cape Town International Airport, on January 29 2019, after being screened by health officials following the outbreak of the coronavirus in China.
Passengers arrive from Hong Kong at Cape Town International Airport, on January 29 2019, after being screened by health officials following the outbreak of the coronavirus in China.
Image: ESA ALEXANDER/SUNDAY TIMES

What happens when an outbreak of a deadly new virus begins to spread around the world? News of that virus spreads just as quickly.

As people return from China, we separate fact from fiction and find out how prepared SA is for an outbreak.

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