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China’s Zhejiang recording a million daily COVID cases, expected to double
The eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang is battling around one million new daily COVID-19 infections, a number expected to double…
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Uganda reports increase in number of new COVID-19 infections: Health ministry
Uganda’s health ministry has warned of an increase in the number of new COVID-19 infections in the country. Health officials…
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8,920 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths recorded
The country’s COVID-19 infections are showing little sign of slowing down. On Thursday, 8,920 new cases have been reported. Most…
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New COVID-19 cases surge by 137% in SA
New COVID-19 infections have surged by 137-percent since last week. Health Minister, Joe Phaahla, says it’s driven by Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal…
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2,846 new COVID-19 infections, 8 deaths
2,846 new cases have been recorded in the last 24-hours. Over 1,300 of those were reported in Gauteng. 647 cases…
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Hong Kong struggles with storing bodies as COVID-19 infections rise
Facilities for storing bodies at hospitals and public mortuaries in Hong Kong are struggling to keep pace with a record…
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3,699 new COVID-19 cases, seven deaths recorded
The number of new COVID-19 infections is sitting on 3,699. Gauteng is leading with just over 1,300 cases. It’s followed…
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SA records 1,228 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths
South Africa has recorded 1,228 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours. Gauteng is leading in terms of new…
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SA records 3,266 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths
South Africa has recorded 3,266 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours. Gauteng is leading in terms of new…
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3,342 new COVID-19 cases recorded
South Africa recorded 3,342 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours. Sadly 12 more people have died. Gauteng continues…
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Tokyo recorded a new four-month high in COVID-19 infections
Tokyo recorded a new four-month high in COVID-19 infections on Thursday, and experts forecast the spread of the Omicron variant…
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4,482 new COVID-19 cases, 82 deaths
There have been 4,482 new COVID-19 infections reported over the past 24-hours in South Africa. The Western Cape has recorded…
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South Africa records 7 759 new COVID-19 infections, 119 deaths
South Africa has recorded 7,759 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours. A total of 40,882 tests were conducted…
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SA records 11,106 new COVID-19 infections, 110 deaths
Just over 11,000 new COVID-19 infections have been recorded. KwaZulu-Natal recorded the most cases with over 2,800. The Western Cape…
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India’s Mumbai bans public gatherings ahead of NYE celebrations
Indian authorities started to impose stringent rules on Thursday to prevent mass gatherings at parties and public venues ahead of…
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Free State EMS ready to respond to calls ahead of new year celebrations
The Free State Emergency Medical Services say they are combat-ready to respond to calls this festive season. Apart from the…
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South Africa’s omicron fourth wave has peaked
South Africa has crested the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections driven by the spread of the omicron variant. CSIR researcher…
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KwaZulu-Natal is officially in its fourth wave of Covid-19 infections
KwaZulu-Natal has officially entered the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections as the province recorded a significant and alarming climb in…
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SA records 16,055 new COVID-19 infections, 25 deaths
COVID-19 infections are continuing to skyrocket. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported that 16,055 new COVID-19 infections were…
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COVID-19 in SA: 11,535 new cases, 44 deaths recorded
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported that 11,535 new COVID-19 infections were recorded in the past 24 hours.…
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COVID-19 in SA: 8,561 new cases, 28 deaths reported
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported 8,561 new COVID-19 infections recorded in the past 24 hours. Gauteng accounts…
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David Makhura says Gauteng ready to ride fourth wave
With vaccination figures increasing daily, Gauteng health officials believe they may have a handle on the fourth wave. The province…
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4,373 new COVID-19 cases, 21 more deaths
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported 4,373 new COVID-19 infections. Over 3,000 of the new cases were reported…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa urges South Africans to vaccinate
The emergence of the Omicron variant and the exponential rise in COVID-19 infections in South Africa shows that the fourth…
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Indians celebrate Diwali festival of light amid COVID-19 fears
Indians across the country are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights, amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic and rising air…
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80 more die as 591 test positive of Covid-19 in SA
Eighty more people have succumbed to the coronavirus in South Africa, the Department of Health said on Wednesday. This comes…
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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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2 073 new COVID-19 infections recorded in SA
The number of daily coronavirus infections in South Africa has breached the 2,000 mark for the first time in several…
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India to receive first batch of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine
India is receiving urgent help from the United States, Britain and Singapore as the country battles a deadly second wave…
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COVID-19 death toll in SA increases by 85
Nearly 600 more COVID-19 infections have been reported in the last 24 hours in South Africa. But active cases continue…
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COVID-19 infections increase by 1,462
New COVID-19 infections have been hovering around the 1,500 mark for the past three days. On Friday, 1,462 new cases…
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Western Cape schools gear up for COVID-19 third wave
The Western Cape Education Department is wary about the possibility of a third wave of COVID-19 infections. Many schools were…
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933 new COVID-19 cases, 139 deaths
South Africa is still seeing a decline in new COVID-19 infections. Only 933 new cases were recorded over the last…
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95 COVID-19 deaths recorded
Over 1,400 more COVID-19 infections have been reported. There are currently just over 27,000 active COVID-19 cases, a slight decline…
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Government prepared to deal with the expected third wave of COVID-19 infections: Professor Karim
Co-chair of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, says government is prepared to deal with the…
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COVID-19 in SA: Infections increase by 3,751
South Africa’s COVID-19 infections have increased by 3,751. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country…
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COVID-19 infections increase by 4,525
The number of new COVID-19 infections and deaths continues to decline. The country’s recorded just over 4,500 new cases in…
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SA records 17,421 new COVID-19 infections
South Africa has recorded 17,421 new COVID-19 cases. The Health Department confirmed 339 more people have died, bringing the cumulative…
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Tshwane prepares for surge in COVID-19 infections
The City of Tshwane says it has seen an increase in COVID-19 in the past few weeks. It says it…
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COVID-19 infections expected to rise in Gauteng
The number of new COVID-19 infections are expected to rise in Gauteng as more people return from their holidays. The…
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Western Cape warns of third COVID-19 wave
The number of new COVID-19 infections are expected to rise in Gauteng as more people return from their holidays. The…
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Hospitals battle the second surge of COVID-19 infections
As South Africa faces the onslaught of the second wave of COVID-19 infections, there are horrific reports of hospitals in…
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New level 3 lockdown rules – What you can and cannot do
South Africa will be subjected to “adjusted” Level 3 lockdown regulations amid a surge of Covid-19 infections. Bans on social…
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Western Cape nurses plead for more staff
Unions representing nurses in Cape Town say they’re not coping and are asking for more staff. This amid a sharp…
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Some Western Cape hospitals divert patients due to COVID-19 spike
The Western Cape’s health department says 11 private hospitals and two public hospitals have asked for diversion. This as COVID-19…
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COVID-19: Health minister Zweli Mkhize announces SA in second wave
Health minister Zweli Mkhize announced that South Africa has entered the second wave of COVID-19 infections. 6,079 COVID-19 cases have…
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COVID-19: 104 more deaths in SA
The Health Department reported 4,645 more COVID-19 infections in South Africa. Over 100 more deaths were also reported, with most…
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Eastern Cape govt struggles against COVID-19 surge
The Eastern Cape has seen an increase of COVID-19 infections. Authorities in the province have been proposing a tightening of…
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COVID-19 infections in SA rise to 746,945
The cumulative number of detected infections in South Africa is now at 746,945. The Health Department has also reported 106…
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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine 90% effective in Phase 3 trial
A vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech was 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 infections in ongoing Phase 3…
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