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Agriculture Department quarantines farms in Western Cape due to Avian Influenza

The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak in the Western Cape has compelled the Department of Agriculture to quarantine many farms, preventing the movement of live animals or eggs. Over 500 000 chickens have been culled as a result of the outbreak, and eggs have been destroyed to prevent the sickness from spreading further. The move will cause a shortage of both eggs and chickens and subsequently push up prices […]

today6 June 2023

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Neil Powell in quarantine in Kagoshima City

Springbok Sevens coach, Neil Powell, has been admitted to an isolation facility in Kagoshima after he tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. The Blitzbok coach will remain in the facility for a compulsory 14-day period and will miss the Rugby Sevens tournament at the Olympic Games, to be played at Tokyo Stadium from 26-28 July. The South Africans travelled to the southern city for a week-long training camp on Saturday. […]

today19 July 2021

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Divorces rise by 30% in Saudi Arabia after quarantine uncovers polygamous husbands

Divorces in Saudi Arabia have risen by 30 per cent in the month of February after the quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic caused many wives to discover that their husbands had other wives and families, according to the Dubai-based news site Gulf News. It was reported back in February that marriages within the kingdom had increased by five per cent compared to the same month last year, with 13,000 marriages […]

today4 June 2020

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Correctional Services Dept conducts inspection of COVID-19 isolation, quarantine sites in KZN

The National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Arthur Fraser, has conducted an inspection of COVID-19 isolation and quarantine sites in Estcourt in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. Fraser’s visit is part of supporting all prisons to ensure that standard operating procedures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are in place. The department has recorded 336 COVID-19 cases in five provinces. So far, no official cases of COVID-19 have been reported in KwaZulu-Natal. The […]

today13 May 2020

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South African woman quarantined in Kenya commits suicide

A South African woman has committed suicide at the Kenya Industrial Training Institute (KITI) in Nakuru, where she was under mandatory 14-day quarantine to ensure she was cleared of Covid-19, the Daily Nation reported. According to the publication, the body of the 27-year-old was found hanging from the rooftop of a hostel room at the KITI by health workers, who were doing temperature testing as part of their daily rounds. […]

today30 March 2020

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Government identifies sites to possibly quarantine people living in informal settlements

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has identified 37 state-owned properties throughout the country that could possibly be used as quarantine sites for people living in informal settlements. This was revealed by Minister Patricia de Lille during a media briefing in Parliament, as the country heightens its plans to fight the coronavirus pandemic. De Lille says most of these properties are currently not being used. “Most of the sites […]

today20 March 2020

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