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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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World News
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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South Africa News
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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World News
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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South Africa News
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 News
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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South Africa News
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 News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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South Africa News
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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Covid-19 Updates
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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