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SA – Coronavirus cases jump to 13
The Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize announced six more cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2020. The number of people infected by Covid-19 – the disease caused by coronavirus – has jumped from seven to 13 in South Africa. Of the six new cases, four are in Gauteng, one each in […]
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SA – Grayston Prep School closed as four new Covid-19 cases confirmed
Gauteng – Grayston Preparatory School in Sandton, Johannesburg, closed in the wake of the novel coronavirus scare concerning one of its staff members. It has come to light that a teacher at that school allegedly had contact with the group that traveled to Italy recently. Although the teacher contracted coronavirus that causes the disease Covid-19, […]
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A 3rd Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in SA
South Africa has confirmed the third case of the novel coronavirus in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on Sunday Mar. 08, 2020. The third patient is the wife of the Durban-man (39) who tested positive last Thursday. The KZN couple has two children. They have tested negative according to the press statement from the Minister of Health. However, […]
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Second Case of Coronavirus Reported in SA
The Minister of Health in South Africa Dr. Zweli Mkhize confirmed on Saturday a second case of the novel coronavirus that causes the respiratory disease known as COVID-19. A 39-old Gauteng woman has tested positive to Covid-19. The woman has been admitted to Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, a public facility, in Gauteng – one of the […]
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SA Confirms First Case of Coronavirus
South Africa has reported its first case of the deadly novel coronavirus on Thursday Mar. 5, 2020. The announcement of the infected (male) patient was made by the Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize in a press statement. “The patient is a 38-old-man male who traveled to Italy with his wife. They were part of a […]
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SA Students in China Plead to be Evacuated
The coronavirus-death toll has reached an epic 812. A whopping 37, 000 plus cases of infections have been reported. In the meantime, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed a decline in the rate of coronavirus incidents. South African (SA) citizens, students in particular, are appealing to the (SA) government to rescue them from coronavirus […]
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Scaly Pangolins Possible Link to Coronavirus
“Coronaviruses are types of viruses that typically affect the respiratory tract of mammals, including humans. They are associated with the common cold, pneumonia, and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and can also affect the gut.” – Adam Felman, Assistant Editor at Medical News Today “Coronaviruses are known to circulate in mammals and birds, and… nCoV-2019 […]
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