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WHO proclaims Monkeypox a global emergency
Saturday | July 23, 2023 The World Health Organization (WHO) has finally announce Monkeypox a global health emergency. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General, said Monkeypox “represents a public health emergency of international concern”. SABC reported on Saturday July 23, that there are about 14, 000 cases and 10 deaths resulting from Monkeypox. According […]
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Fully-Vaccinated President Ramaphosa Quarantines after Testing Positive for Covid-19
Monday | December 13, 2021 South Africa President Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday while in Cape Town for scheduled visit and is isolating in line with the rgulatory protocols. Earlier in the day Ramaphosa delivered a ulogy at the former President Frederick W. De Klerk’s state-sanctioned memorial service held in Cape […]
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Omicron Variant Behind Sharp Covid-19 Cases Spike
New variant sparks new fears across the globe and triggers renew defensive and rigid mechanics against certain countries. Friday | December 3, 2021 Days of uncertainty have returned in South Africa as a result of the exponential spike in Covid-19 infections. Today, Friday Dec. 3, confirmed cases jumped to an alarming 16, 055 while a […]
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US, Europe panic over new Covid-19 variant spark travel bans
Saturday | November 27, 2021 South Africa (SA) reported a new SARS-CoV-2 variant called “B.1.1.529” on Wednesday Nov. 24. The government has announced with concern the rising covid-19 cases around the country and advised all citizens to adhere to nonpharmaceutical measures to deal with the scourge. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has taken note of […]
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Covid-19 soaring in SA
Friday | August 13, 2021 South Africa has confirmed 14, 271 new Covid-19 infections in the past 24-hour reporting cycle. A total of 473 Covid-19 related deaths have been reported by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) as well. This is a shocking jump in cases since the end of level 4 lockdown restrictions […]
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Covid-19 deaths still worryingly high in SA
Wednesday | July 21, 2021 South Africa has seen yet another calm day, said the Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, post a week-long chaos of looting, vandalism and general arson that engulf two main provinces – KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. The riots which started off as protests against the incarceration of the former President Jacob […]
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School teachers Covid-19 vaccinations begin in SA
Wednesday | June 23, 2021 Today marks the beginning of Covid-19 vaccinations of school staff members in South Africa (SA) as infections continue to spike. Anyone who happens to work in a school – teachers, security guards, general workers – will receive a Johnson & Johnson jab across the country. The mass inoculation drive includes […]
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Covid-19 third wave grips SA
Wednesday | June 9, 2021 The Covid-19 infections are on the rise in South Africa (SA) as the pandemic reaffirms its lethal presence in these shores. There are 8, 881 cases that have been reported in the past 24 hours and 127 deaths. Of these cases, the Gauteng Province accounts for 5, 111 reported today, […]
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Covid-19 still life-threatening a year after first case
A year on, the Covid-19 pandemic still seizes and holds nations by the scruff of their naps and suffocates them to death with minimal sympathy on the dry and dreadful horizon. Friday | March 5, 2021 Today marks one year since the first case of Covid-19 was reported in KwaZulu-Natal province. A 38-year-old Durban man […]
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SAA deliveries second batch of J&J Covid-19 vaccines
Sunday | February 28, 2021 Covid-19 cases are on the decline in South Africa. A marked progress accredited to the unwavering interventions by the democratic government. Moreover, it is also ramping up the procurement l, distribution and vaccination of the people, mainly healthcare workers toiling in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. […]
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