The death toll from the coronavirus is increasing everyday. New cases are being reported around the world.
After the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed the first coronavirus case in South Africa, the public have been cautioned on how to keep themselves save from the virus.
Much of the media discussion about coronavirus revolves around diagnosis and management of suspected cases. But the first piece of advice that is essential for anyone worried about contracting the coronavirus is something your grandparents might have suggested: wash your hands.
Image: Reuters
The department says the decision is aimed at protecting patients and was taken due to the escalating number of COVID-19 cases.
28 March 2020, 9:05 PM
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says it will deploy members from its Reserve Force to complement contingents deployed across the country in the…
28 March 2020, 5:00 PM
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has described as heartless and opportunistic the decision by credit rating agency Moody's to downgrade the country's ec…
28 March 2020, 5:50 PM
The governor of Kinshasa backed down from a total lockdown of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) capital on Friday. In a statement, he said the three-week l…
28 March 2020, 8:10 PM
Some good news for South Africans as the world continues to battle the sneaky COVID-19 pandemic. Fuel prices in the country will go down from midnight on Tue…
28 March 2020, 8:45 PM
The United Arab Emirates extended on Saturday to April 5 a nightly curfew to sterilise public places to combat the coronavirus as neighbouring Qatar reported it…
28 March 2020, 5:25 PM
Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee president Yoshiro Mori has told international federations that deciding who foots the bill for postponing the Games to …
28 March 2020, 6:49 PM
Abbott Laboratories said on Friday it won US marketing approval for a diagnostic test for the coronavirus that can deliver results to patients within minutes an…
28 March 2020, 1:11 PM
Government has come out to say that anyone that creates or spreads fake news about the coronavirus (COVID-19) is liable for prosecution. Earlier in the week …
SABC © 2020
