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South Africa has recorded its first case of a new Coronavirus
Johannesburg – South Africa has recorded its first case of a new, highly transmissible variant of the Coronavirus. The World Health…
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Hong Kong economy tips into technical recession
Hong Kong has tipped back into a technical recession, new government figures showed Monday, weighed down by mounting interest rates,…
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8 015 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths reported in SA
South Africa’s coronavirus infections remain high. 8,015 new cases have been recorded in the past 24-hours. Nine new COVID-19-related deaths…
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Public health measures should be adapted to changing COVID environment, says Professor Karim
One of the leading voices in South Africa’s COVID-19 fight, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, said that public health measures should…
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COVID: 2 111 new cases & 3 deaths recorded
Three people have died due to coronavirus-related complications in the past 24 to 48 hours. Over 2,100 new COVID-19 cases…
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Prof Karim: No need for panic over new HIV variant, it can be treated with ARVs
Leading clinical infectious diseases epidemiologist, Dr Salim Abdool Karim, says while the newly discovered HIV variant can spread faster than…
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Census 2022 gets underway
South Africa will overnight Wednesday launch its once-in-a-decade population census to collect data that will help the government’s policy formulation…
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Germany extends COVID-19 curbs as infections threaten infrastructure
Germany on Monday extended its current pandemic measures as the experts panel appointed by the government has warned the fast…
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DA urges government to end state of disaster, says it’s no longer necessary
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on the government to do away with the state of disaster as it believes…
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More Hong Kong politicians sent to quarantine after birthday party
Four Hong Kong lawmakers and the city’s immigration czar joined another top official at a quarantine camp as a coronavirus…
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Bulgaria detects first cases of Omicron coronavirus variant
Bulgaria has detected its first 12 cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the Balkan country’s chief health inspector…
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President Ramaphosa urges South Africans to get COVID-19 jabs
President Cyril Ramaphosa is urging all South Africans over 12-years to get their Covid-19 jabs. Ramaphosa says vaccination remains the…
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World heads into New Year facing COVID tsunami – WHO warns
Millions around the world braced Thursday for drastically curtailed New Year celebrations as record coronavirus cases fuelled by the Omicron…
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COVID: Health Department backflips on new quarantine rules & contact tracing
The National Department of Health recalled its revised protocols on contact tracing, quarantine, and isolation days after it was released.…
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South Africa records 5 604 new COVID cases, 41 deaths
Forty-one more people have died in South Africa after contracting the coronavirus. These fatalities, recorded over the past 24-hour reporting…
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Be your neighbour’s keeper – Deputy President Mabuza’s Christmas message
The Presidency has called on South Africans to be generous of spirit and resilient in the face of our collective…
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COVID-19: Hospitals say admissions lower than previous waves
South Africa has recorded another 13,992 positive COVID-19 cases ahead of Acting President David Mabuza’s meeting with the National Coronavirus…
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COVID-19: Concern over bed capacity as more babies test positive
More babies are testing positive for the Coronavirus in Gauteng. This is as the province faces the fourth wave of…
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Gauteng epicentre of COVID infections as South Africa records 4 373 new cases
South Africa’s daily coronavirus infections continue climbing, with 4,373 tests coming back positive over the past 24-hour reporting cycle, with…
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New Covid-19 variant omicron symptoms
Patients report tiredness, muscle aches, a ‘scratchy throat’, and cough. A South African doctor who raised the alarm over the…
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Sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in Gauteng
Gauteng’s COVID-19 infections have jumped sharply in the last 24-hours. The province recording 1,018 new coronavirus cases. Gauteng has contributed…
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Expert pleads with South Africans to get vaccinated against COVID
The government’s coronavirus vaccines stats are showing a drop in uptake over the past week. Almost 23 million doses have…
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Magosha arrested for screaming so loud during sweet tlof tlof
A s.e.x worker has resorted to providing services at home since the coronavirus pandemic started. The England-based s.e.x worker in…
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South Africa records 533 new COVID-19 cases, 55 deaths
The Health Department said 533 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the past 24 hours. An additional 55 coronavirus-related…
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37 more COVID-19 deaths recorded in SA
942 new cases have been recorded in South Africa. The majority of infections are from the Western Cape, with 220.…
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COVID-19 pandemic slows for 6th week
The coronavirus pandemic slowed for a sixth week in a row around the world. Here is the global state of…
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3 648 COVID-19 cases and 173 deaths recorded in SA
173 more people have died in the country after contracting the coronavirus bringing the death toll to 85,952 since the…
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COVID-19: Gauteng opens more vaccine sites this weekend, urges residents to vaccinate to beat the 4th wave
Gauteng residents have been urged to vaccinate in order to beat the fourth wave of coronavirus. The Gauteng Health Department…
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South Africa records 4 667 new COVID-19 cases, 166 deaths
The NICD said 4,667 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the past 24 hours and 166 people succumbed to the…
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South Africa’s COVID-19 death toll breaches 85 000 mark
The current surge in coronavirus infections seems to be showing promising signs of a sustained downward trend. The health department…
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South Africa Tourism welcomes eased lockdown restrictions
SA Tourism on Monday welcomed the move to adjusted level 2 of the national lockdown. President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday…
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Where you can get vaccinated in Gauteng this weekend
The Gauteng Government has increased the number of coronavirus vaccination sites to 59 this weekend as the province continues to…
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Over 3 million people vaccinated in Gauteng against COVID-19
More than 3 million people have been vaccinated against the Coronavirus in Gauteng – as the province continues to report…
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Manaka Ranaka And Son Lucky To Be Alive
The Coronavirus is such a dangerous virus that has taken so much from us as humanity. Lives have been lost,…
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Expert – Research finds reduction in onward transmission of COVID post-jab
A local virologist said that research had shown a reduction in the onward transmission of the coronavirus when a vaccinated…
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Gauteng and KZN on high alert over fears recent unrest may fuel COVID cases
The Health Department will be anxiously monitoring KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng as it’s feared COVID-19 infections could surge once again due…
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100s of Ugandans given fake COVID-19 jabs: health officials
At least 800 people in Uganda were given fake coronavirus vaccines – some injected with water – in a scam…
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Magoshas left hanging
The coronavirus has affected almost all industries in the world and s.e.x workers were not spared. In a bid to…
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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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Gauteng remains COVID-19 epicentre, says Health Dept
Acting Health Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says Gauteng continues to be the epicentre of COVID-19 infections, accountable for 60 percent of…
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President Ramaphosa moves SA to adjusted level 4 lockdown for 14 days
As SA continues to battle the rapid increase in coronavirus cases across the nation, the President has moved the country…
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Watch Live: President Ramaphosa addresses the nation
President Cyril Ramaphosa is addressing the nation. The address comes after the President met with the National Coronavirus Command Council.…
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We’re concerned about rise in hospitalisations in Gauteng, says Kubayi-Ngubane
The COVID-19 third wave continues to hit Gauteng. The province has seen an alarming rise in new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations,…
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Western Cape Health Dept plans to set up an addition 192 vaccine sites amid 3rd wave
The Western Cape is gearing up to roll out more vaccination sites amid a COVID-19 third wave. The province currently…
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Further alcohol sale restrictions may be necessary for Gauteng, says SAMRC
With Coronavirus cases increasing in Gauteng at an alarming rate, there are growing calls for tighter lockdown measures. Gauteng accounts…
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9 160 new COVID-19 cases and 93 deaths recorded in SA
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said 9,160 new coronavirus cases have been recorded over the past 24 hours.…
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COVID-19: Active cases continue to climb as SA rides out third wave
Active cases of COVID-19 continue to climb as South Africa rides out the third wave of the crippling Coronavirus pandemic.…
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You will be fired – Big trouble for workers who refuse to be vaccinated in SA, here is what you need to know
Employers in South Africa may dismiss staff who refuse to receive a vaccination against the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. However,…
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Malawi runs out of COVID-19 vaccines as 2nd jabs due
Delays in coronavirus vaccine shipments to Malawi have caused health facilities to run out of doses as hundreds are due…
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Covid-19: Teaching screeches to a halt in some Gauteng schools
Schooling in Gauteng since the beginning of the year has been dealt a heavy blow after the Education MEC Panyaza…
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