On the 23rd of March 2020, President Cyril announced the nationwide lockdown on the escalation of measures to combat Covid-19 epidemic .â The categories of people who will be exempted from this lockdown are the following: health workers in the public and private sectors, emergency personnel, those in security services, such as the police, traffic officers, military medical personnel, soldiers and other persons necessary for our response to the pandemic,â said Ramposa.
This means that there are still thousands of people still serving society during the lockdown who are at risk of contracting and transmitting the virus. None the less, a lot of people still don’t understand the dangers of the virus and how to reduce their risk of contracting it due to a lack of knowledge.
With this in mind, South African-based edtech startup, Digemy launched a gamified, data-light e-learning platform to educate the continent about Covid-19. The course aims to explain the virus in simple terms that anyone can understand. South Africans can now test and improve their knowledge of the virus in an entertaining and engaging way, with points and badges to be won to encourage participants to re-engage with the platform.
The digital platform also teaches the practical measures people can take to prevent getting the virus and passing it on; the effects the virus has on the body; the impacts of self-isolation and lockdown on society; how to recognize whether you have the virus; and the steps to follow if you do.
âBy doing this course and increasing your knowledge of the virus, we can hopefully help decrease the infection rate. We also urge people to please share the details of the course with everyone they know especially people in different countries where the virus has just started spreading, âsaid Kobus Louw, Managing Director of Digemy.
