Thursday | February 18, 2021 In a historic first for South Africa (SA), the country began its Covid-19 vaccination drive on Wednesday Feb. 17. There were healthcare workers who got in ovulated alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister of Health Dr. Zweli Mkhize yesterday. But Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi, a nurse, will go down as the very […]
Read MoreTuesday | February 16, 2021 After the Oxford-AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine damb squib, South Africa will, at last, begin its Covid-19 innocolution soon upon the arrival of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine. Some 80, 000 (J&J) jabs were delivered to today, Tuesday Feb. 16, in SA and are set for distribution forthwith. This vaccine comes […]
Read MoreThursday | February 11, 2021 South Africa (SA) is still in the midst of the raging Covid-19 pandemic that has taken a turn for worse with the discovery of the new variants. The SA government is working around the clock to secure vaccines in order to alleviate the spread and suppress the viral scourge completely. […]
Read MoreMonday | February 8, 2021 The one (1) million Oxford/AstraZenec vaccine that arrived in South Africa in pomp and ceremony last week Monday will not be rolled out as planned. As a matter of fact, the government has decided to shelve the entire batch because of its low efficacy rate upon inoculation in the face […]
Read MoreMonday | February 1, 2021 Sourced from Serum Institute of India, the world’s biggest manufacturer, South Africa (SA) will receive the first consignment of vaccines produced by AstraZeneca. On Sunday Jan. 31, the batch was airlifted from Pune, India, and is expected to reach its destination on Monday, Feb. 1. Upon arrival, SA President Cyril […]
Read MoreTuesday | January 26, 2021 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa voiced-out his concern at the World Economic Forum (WEF) address on Tuesday, Jan. 26 against countries he said were “hoarding vaccines”. On his Twitter wall (@DrTedros) World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus posted: “Vaccine nationalism might serve short-term political goals. But […]
Read MoreWednesday | December 30, 2020 South Africa recorded 17, 710 coronavirus infections on Wednesday, Dec. 30. This is a jump in cases by almost double from yesterday’s Covid-19 statistics. Again, the confirmed number of dead people today is 465. The official cumulative total of all cases in SA is 1, 039 161 while the overall […]
Read MoreMonday, December 28, 2020 It was always coming. But a million is never an easy milestone to notch. However, for a virus that has been ravaging the world this is hardly surprising. With the 9, 502 new Covid-19 infections reported yesterday, South Africa breached a million – 1, 004 413. There were 214 new deaths […]
Read MoreFriday | December 25, 2020 South Africa recorded a single-day highest Covid-19 cases since the beginning of the second wave of the pandemic. On Thursday, the Department of Health confirmed 14, 305 coronavirus infections surpassing Wednesday count by 259. However, the daily death record fell by 85 compared to the previous day. Behind the exponential […]
Read MoreThursday December 24, 2020 Covid-19 infections have shot up sharply by 14, 046 and 411 deaths on Wednesday, Health Minister, Dr. Zweli Mkhize announced. Yesterday’s confirmed cases takes the overall coronavirus count in South Africa to 954, 258 and the cumulative number of the deceased stands at 25, 657. At the rapid rate the second […]
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