Covid-19 Updates
Covid-19 Updates
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SA COVID-19: 1 634 new cases and 34 deaths recorded
The number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa has increased by 1,634. The total number of active cases in the…
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5 Things You Should Know About Hand Sanitizer
Before late 2019, leading into 2020, no one would have looked twice at a bottle of hand sanitizer, unless it…
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World Health Organisation not willing to disclose how many of its staff member vaccinated
The United Nations’ health agency frequently states how many of its employees have tested positive for Covid-19, but is not…
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Good news for Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing in South Africa
Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s South African partner plans to have a vaccine-making facility operational as early as the end of the…
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All you need to know about Google’s Pixel 6 Pro
The Pixel 6 Pro’s 120Hz display is one of its biggest new features, and it seems to be well supported…
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COVID-19 in SA: 2,640 new cases, 125 deaths recorded
Over 2,600 new cases of COVID-19 and 125 deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours. The Eastern Cape…
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Chinese Covid-19 vaccine to be tested on children in South Africa
China’s Sinovac Biotech will trial its Covid-19 vaccine in children and adolescents in South Africa as part of a global…
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All you need to know about the a Covid-19 booster shot
The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has said that it is highly likely that Covid-19 vaccinations will need to…
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COVID-19: Africa’s death toll tops 200 000
More than 200,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Africa since the start of the pandemic, according to an AFP…
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All you need to know about Digital Covid-19 vaccine passport
The National Department of Health is developing a digital Covid-19 vaccine passport in South Africa. This comes after the minister…
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Effects of Covid-19 contributed to high rate of teen pregnancies
The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the issue of teenage pregnancy. Briefing the basic education portfolio committee on Tuesday, deputy director-general…
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Everything you need to know about the date and place of your Covid-19 vaccine appointment
The Department of Health announced that the Electronic Vaccination Data System (EVDS) will let you schedule your vaccination appointment from…
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South Africa detects new Covid-19 variant of interest
South Africa has identified a potential variant of interest (VOI) of Covid-19 that is assigned to the PANGO lineage C.1.2.…
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All you need to know about the Covid-19 delta variant
People who contract the delta variant of Covid-19 are more than twice as likely to be hospitalized as those infected…
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SA’s Covid-19 deaths toll passes 250 000 mark
The number of “excess deaths” since Covid-19 got a grip on SA is poised to pass the 250,000 mark. This…
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US donates another 2.2 million Pfizer vaccine doses
Another 2.2 million Pfizer vaccine doses arrive in South Africa on Saturday. The vaccines were donated by United States (US)…
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US sends over 2 million Covid-19 vaccines to South Africa
The U.S. will ship 2.2 million coronavirus vaccine doses to South Africa on Friday, a show of support to one…
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Healthcare staff fight against COVID-19 fake news
Western Cape doctors are fighting back against relentless COVID-19 misinformation and dangerous anti-vax sentiments. This as the province still faces…
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Western Cape rural districts battling increasing COVID-19 infections
COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on the rural districts of the Western Cape. Graafwater is among some of the small towns…
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Covid-19 has much higher blood clot risk than Pfizer shots
A coronavirus infection presents a much higher risk of developing a blood clot than the first dose of either the…
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Covid 19 vaccinations: 18-34 year olds happy to get jabs
Some Joburg residents in the 18 to 34 group say now that they were vaccinated, they would return to normal…
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COVID-19 in SA: 14,312 new cases, 289 deaths recorded
South Africa has recorded 14,312 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. KwaZulu Natal’s COVID-19 infections have increased significantly…
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13,021 new COVID-19 cases, 238 deaths recorded
The daily COVID-19 figures are in and a further 238 deaths have been reported. More than 13,000 new cases have…
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6,590 new COVID-19 cases, 189 deaths recorded
The daily COVID-19 figures are in and a further 189 deaths have been reported. The health department said 6,590 new…
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Serious warning over Covid-19 vaccinations in South Africa
South African workers cannot be forced to get a Covid-19 vaccination if such a requirement falls outside the scope of…
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190 more Covid-19 Deaths in SA
One hundred and ninety (190) more people have died in this country after contracting the coronavirus. These latest fatalities recorded over…
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Potential Covid medication found among tapeworm drugs: Study
A group of medications long prescribed to treat tapeworm has inspired a compound that shows two-pronged effectiveness against COVID-19 in…
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South African study shows high Covid-19 protection from Johnson & Johnson shot
Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine helps prevent severe disease among those infected with the delta variant, according to a trial…
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13,700 COVID-19 cases and 458 new deaths recorded
The latest COVID-19 figures are in and another 458 deaths have been reported. More than 13,700 new cases were recorded…
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Country set to receive another batch of Pfizer vaccines
Country set to receive another batch of Pfizer vaccines. The donation is part of the Covax facility and the first…
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China and Australia ramp up curbs as Delta variant spreads
China and Australia ramped up Covid-19 curbs Saturday as Delta variant cases surged and tens of thousands rallied in France…
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Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to be produced in Cape Town
Pfizer said it reached an agreement to start production of its Covid-19 vaccine at a facility in Cape Town in…
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WHO: China must cooperate better with COVID-19 origin probe
The WHO chief urged China on Thursday to be more cooperative in the next phase of investigations into the pandemic…
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WHO: Africa COVID deaths surge 43% in a week
Coronavirus-linked deaths in Africa surged by 43% in the space of a week, driven by a lack of intensive-care beds…
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Covid -19: Western Cape averaging 60 deaths a day in third wave
The current average number of deaths in the Western Cape has increased to 60 per day, according to the province’s…
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Covid-19 surge expected in South Africa after riots
South Africa should prepare itself for a surge in coronavirus cases after days of widespread rioting and looting in the…
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India’s first Covid-19 patient tests positive again
India’s first coronavirus patient, a student who was in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has tested positive for a second…
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Covid-19: 12537 new cases and 633 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours
There were 633 Covid-19 related deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the country past another grim milestone. The…
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Worst of COVID-19 is yet to come for Africa, says WHO
Africa has just lived through its most devastating week of the pandemic, but the worst is yet to come as…
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COVID-19: World passes 4 million deaths as Asia battles fresh outbreaks
More than four million people have now died of COVID-19 infections, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, as…
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More than 1 in 4 people testing positive for Covid-19 as death toll rise
More than one on four people who are tested for Covid-19 are infected with the virus, data from the National…
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WHO: COVID spreading in Africa at record pace
The Delta variant of coronavirus is driving the pandemic forward in Africa at record speeds, the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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SA records 21 584 new COVID-19 cases
A total of 21,584 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours. The NICD said 382 COVID-19…
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EMA: Double COVID-19 jab seems to curb Delta variant
Two doses of COVID vaccine appear to provide protection against the rapidly spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus, the European…
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19 506 new COVID-19 cases identified in SA
A total of 19,506 new COVID-19 infections have been reported in the last 24-hours. Gauteng accounts for just over 11,100…
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SA COVID-19: 12 222 cases and 138 deaths recorded
A total of 12,222 new COVID-19 infections have been reported in the last 24 hours. Gauteng accounts for just over…
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SA COVID-19: Over 15 000 new cases and 122 deaths recorded
South Africa recorded 15 036 new Covid-19 cases and 122 deaths on Sunday, the National Health Department said. “The cumulative…
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SA COVID-19: 17 958 new cases and 157 deaths recorded
South Africa has recorded 17,958 new COVID-19 cases. The NICD said 157 COVID-19 related deaths have also been recorded. This…
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SA COVID-19: 18 762 new cases and 215 deaths recorded
18,762 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the last 24-hours. 11,777 cases are in Gauteng. A further 215 COVID-19…
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SA COVID-19: 16 078 new cases and 148 deaths recorded
A total of 16,078 new COVID-19 infections have been reported in the last 24-hours. Gauteng accounts for just over 9,500…
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