EXPERT: Dr. Marlon McKay, GP at Goldman Medical Centre in Florida, Johannesburg

COVID-19 UPDATE ANGLE: Overall it’s known that older people are most at risk of complications from the virus. But what about kids and adolescents does it hit them differently?

Grade 7’s and 12’s are set to go back to school in two weeks , but big questions remain about their role in the pandemic. Children can catch coronavirus but very rarely become seriously ill. But it is unclear how much they might be spreading it to each other and to adults.