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Rwanda under lockdown
Rwanda has joined international trends of escalating controls within its own borders. One more time, it become the first African country to grind economic activities for non-essential services to a near halt. Dr. Édouard Ngirente, the Prime Minister of Rwanda, referred to these stepped-up efforts on the issued national statement “Enhanced Covid-19 Prevention Measures” yesterday. […]
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240 upward swing of Covid-19 incidents in SA
Updated Mar. 21, 2020 | 13:15 The number of cases reported in South Africa (SA) are stacking up. The latest figure shows 240 of cases spread in just seven of the nine provinces. These are the second-worst recorded cases in Africa behind Egypt with 285 as of Saturday Mar. 21. SA has no death reports […]
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Accelerating Covid-19 Spread Depleting Countries’ Resources
A video went viral recently about a beast coming out of a dense, thorny jungle in fury unleashing all its might trampling upon and crashing the superpowers of the world. In its uproaring aggression, it pulverizes everything on its path. The tears-inducing coronavirus stories about the shortage of supplies emerging out of the Euro-zone, an […]
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Uptick in Covid-19 cases in SA as 11 confirmed
At the back of President Cyri Ramaphosa declaring Covid-19 a “National State of Disaster” on Sunday, South Africa has added 11 new cases taking the tally to 62. Tito Mboweni, the Minister of Finance, announced that certain funds allocated to departments may be docked. He also revealed that measures to manage and curb the novel […]
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Wits medical student in quarantine tests positive to Covid-19
Gauteng Province – The Wits University confirmed that the medical student who has been in quarantine has tested positive to Covid-19 pandemic. It is understood the student came into contact with a person who was already infected with novel coronavirus. The University, located in Johannesburg, said on its Twitter account that: “The @WitsHealthFac student who […]
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13 new coronavirus cases rise total to 51 in SA
South Africa – Thirteen more cases of novel coronavirus [Covid-19] pandemic have been confirmed by the Department of Health on Sunday Mar. 15, 2020 taking the total to 51. Here below follows the provincial breakdown of the new 13 cases: Gauteng: 7 A 60-year-old male who had travelled to Iran A 36-year-old male who had […]
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SA coronavirus cases soar as Minister revealed 14 on Saturday
On Saturday, the total number of Covid-19 patients in South Africa (SA) rose from 24 to 38. The National Department of Health announced 14 new cases of Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The 14 new cases are broken down per province below: Gauteng: 7 A 76-year-old male who had travelled to […]
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Warm Homecoming for the SA Citizens from China
The charter flight which embarked on Tuesday night to evacuate South African citizens from coronavirus-hit China landed at Gateway airport in Polokwane, Limpopo province, Saturday morning. Clad in protective gear, the airport staff off-loaded the luggage from the giant aircraft to the four buses lined-up in wait for carrying them to The Ranch Resort, one […]
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SA – 8 More Coronavirus Cases Reported
South Africa’s tally of coronavirus cases has gone up to 24 from 16 on Friday, Mar. 13, 2020, a statement from the Minister of Health Dr. Zweli Mkhize revealed. The are eight (8) new cases of people who have tested positive in SA to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Breakdown of eight new Covid-19 incidents: Gauteng: […]
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SA – 4 New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed
On Thursday, the Department of Health, under the tutelage of Dr Zweli Mkhize, reported four new cases of the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19 disease. This brings the confirmed SA cases to 17. Curiously, the World Health Organization has declared Covid-19 a “pandemic” on Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2020. Four New Cases by Province Gauteng (1) […]
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