Although exemptions to restricted movement during lockdown in South Africa include seeking medical care and purchasing medicine, the reduced availability of public transport and reprioritising of healthcare resources may mean access to healthcare services is practically curtailed. It is believed that telemedicine can offer some reprieve, by allowing patients to consult with healthcare practitioners without either patient or provider travelling or leaving their homes. This is a totally compliant lockdown solution which has recently been given a limited stamp of approval by the Health Professions Council of South Africa. For more on this kind of healthcare practice, Channel Africa's Amanda Matshaka spoke to Erwyn Durman from the law firm Webber Wentzel.

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