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Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19 to advise government to review current lockdown restrictions.

The Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19 which is expected to meet this weekend says it will advise government to review its current lockdown restrictions because the country has started to see a turnaround in coronavirus infections. The committee says there has been a decline in the number of cases but hospital admissions and deaths are yet to start decreasing. Admissions and deaths are trailing new infections by a number of […]

23 July 2021

Local

SA records 5 163 new COVID-19 cases, 175 deaths

South Africa has recorded 5 136 new coronavirus cases in the past 24-hours, bringing the total number of cases to 866 127. The country has also recorded 175 new COVID-19 related fatalities, pushing the death toll to 23 451 In a statement, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says most of the new deaths were recorded in the Eastern Cape. “Regrettably, 175 have been reported: Eastern Cape 93, Free State 16, […]

15 December 2020

Local

Ramaphosa warns against ‘COVID-19 fatigue’

President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned South Africans against what he describes as ‘coronavirus fatigue’, saying the virus is still present. He addressed the nation on Wednesday regarding the South African government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ramaphosa says the difficult truth is that the virus is far from over. South Africa has recorded a total of 742 394 COVID-19 cases, with the death toll standing at 20 011. The country […]

12 November 2020

International News

Iran facing ‘third wave’ of coronavirus with resurgence in infections

Iran is dealing with a potential third wave of the novel coronavirus, with the number of new daily infections currently at about 3,000 - similar to the numbers back in February. According to the latest figures announced on Friday by a Health Ministry spokesman, 141 people died and 3,041 new cases were registered in the previous 24 hours. The total death toll is 23,952, and 28 of the country’s 31 […]

19 September 2020

International News

Worldwide Covid-19 cases near 10m

Global coronavirus cases are expected to tip over 10 million on Sunday, marking a major milestone in the spread of the disease that has so far killed almost 500,000 people in seven months. The figure is roughly double the number of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to the World Health Organisation. The milestone approaches as many hard-hit countries are easing lockdowns, while making extensive alterations to work and social […]

28 June 2020

International News

India Covid-19 cases pass 500,000 as US records highest daily increase

India has passed half a million coronavirus infections as experts advise the government to prioritise reducing mortality over containing the spread of the virus. It comes as surging infections in Brazil and the United States pushed global cases toward 10 million. India’s federal health ministry reported 17,000 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the country’s total infections past 500,000, according to Johns Hopkins university figures. Infections were surging in major […]

27 June 2020

Local

Ramaphosa worried about rising Covid-19 infections, national solidarity fracturing

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday he was worried about the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country and defended a lockdown that has remained in place since March 27 to try and slow transmissions down, although some rules have since been relaxed. Separately, the chief executive of one of the country's leading business groups said she was concerned that the social unity crucial in fighting the […]

8 June 2020

News

SA COVID-19 deathtoll rises to 5

The number of people who have succumbed to the coronavirus in South Africa has risen to five. Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize made the announcement during a briefing in Pretoria. The number of people who have been diagnosed also increased by 27, to 1 353. Mhkize said there has been a huge pressure on lab services to do testing and they have picked up backlogs in the system. The department […]

31 March 2020

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