Covid-19 Updates

Good News for South Africa: Russia gives the country Coronavirus drug

Russia has signed deals to supply South Africa and seven Latin American countries with an anti-viral drug Russian authorities have approved to treat COVID-19, its sovereign wealth fund said on Monday.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said that at least 150,000 packs of the drug, known as Avifavir, would be sent to Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The drug will also be supplied to South Africa, RDIF said in a statement.

President Ramaphosa

Technology to make the drug would be transferred to Bolivia’s Sigma Corp for it to be produced locally, RDIF said.

The Russian health ministry gave its approval for the drug’s use under a special accelerated process in May.

-EWN

In other news – Video: Somizi gets n@ked, starts running around in the building

South African media personality and Idols SA judge Somizi Mhlongo gets n@ked and starts running around in the Idols SA building and people around go mad screaming for him.

Somizi gets n@ked, starts running around in the building

One of the judges, rapper Cassper Nyovest was traumatized by the whole ordeal and is in need of counseling- he threw the shade at Somizi himself. continue reading