Is Novel Coronavirus a death sentence?

After weeks of spreading from nation to nation, the novel coronavirus is now at our doorstep. Yes, it is just 400km away. And hysteria is rife, as some believe that Gaborone might be the new hub of transmission.

Ever since news broke out about the Wuhan virus at the beginning of the year, we as doctors have seen an increasing number of respiratory illnesses (common cold and flu), which is unusual as we are used to such kind of numbers starting from March.