The effects and management of the COVID-19 pandemic have brought Care ethics and Ubuntu philosophy into academic speculation. With the absence of cure for the pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) promulgated a number of mitigation and containment measures such as social and physical distancing, washing of hands and wearing of masks. At the same time, the devastating effects of this invisible enemy called for the ethics of care. Care ethics is defined by character traits that include care, sympathy, compassion, trust, fidelity, love, and friendliness. These traits resonate well with the philosophy of Ubuntu which is anchored on the maxim ‘umuntu ngumuntu ngabanye’. The maxim emphasizes the pre empinence of collectivism over individualism. It is this collectivism that defines humanness. However, the COVID-19 containment measures such as social and physical distancing, seem to be in apparent conflict with the main tenets of Care Ethics and the philosophy of Ubuntu. The measures do not seem to promote friendliness and collectivism. This paper, therefore, aims to explore the ways of harmonizing the philosophy of Ubuntu and care ethics with the protocols in the management of COVID-19. Data for the paper were gathered mainly through document analysis, that is, published books and newspaper articles as well as interviews, mostly, with people who have been affected, directly or otherwise, by the pandemic with respect to Ubuntu and care ethics. The paper also made use of relevant literature such as newspaper articles