Tag: COVID-19 infections

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect communities worldwide, the exposure of Emergency Medical and Rescue Services (EMRS) to the ...

Africa recorded nearly 76,000 new COVID-19 infections from 19-25 April 2021, a 8% decline from the previous week.

India’s COVID-19 emergency is a wake-up call to Africa: AU

29 April 2021, 7:45 PM

The raging state of the COVID-19 pandemic is India is a wake-up call for Africa that its governments and citizens ...

Many African countries, already facing a shortage of affordable vaccines, are being stunned by the unprecedented scale of the distribution challenge when doses do arrive.

Orange Foundation provides financial aid to help fight COVID-19 in Africa

28 April 2021, 11:24 AM

The Orange Foundation is providing an additional €1.3 million in financial aid to the 17 countries in Africa and the ...

India welcomes international aid amid deadly COVID-19 second wave

by Yolanda Mhlathi

26 April 2021, 7:30 PM

India is receiving urgent help from the United States, Britain and Singapore as the country battles a deadly second wave ...

A countdown clock showing that 100 days are left until Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is reflected in a puddle in Tokyo, Japan, on April 14, 2021.

Tokyo Olympics chief commits to Games as infections surge; fresh calls to postpone or cancel

by SABC

17 April 2021, 9:47 AM

The government expanded quasi-emergency measures to 10 regions as a fourth wave of infections spread, casting more doubt on whether ...

South Africa has signed agreements for 31 million doses of vaccines from Johnson & Johnson and 20 million from Pfizer

AfriForum to serve Health Dept with legal papers over COVID-19 vaccine procurement

13 April 2021, 6:18 AM

Lobby group AfriForum says it has instructed its legal team to serve the Department of Health with an application under ...

Brazil is leading the world in the daily average number of new deaths reported and accounts for one in every four deaths worldwide each day.

Global COVID-19 death toll crosses the three million mark

by SABC

6 April 2021, 12:36 PM

Health officials blame more infectious variants that were first detected in the United Kingdom and South Africa, along with public ...

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says it is crucial to take safety measures, particularly over the holiday period

Strict precautionary measures during Easter weekend: Minister Mkhize

25 March 2021, 6:20 AM

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says strict precautionary measures will be taken over the Easter weekend to prevent potential coronavirus ...

A man makes his way past the US Capitol on the day the House of Representatives is expected to vote on legislation to provide $1.9 trillion in new coronavirus relief in Washington, US, on February 26, 2021.

Senate passes Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill

by SABC

6 March 2021, 8:29 PM

2 February 2021, 10:20 AM

The Senate on Saturday passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan in a party-line vote after an all-night ...

Liquor industry says it’ll take time to recover from alcohol sales ban

by Bongisipho Magcaba

President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement on the partial lifting of the ban on the sale and distribution of alcohol ...

Health ministry data showed there had been 19 175 new confirmed COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours compared with 20 586 the previous day.

Portugal close to running out of ICU beds for COVID patients

31 January 2021, 2:34 AM

13 January 2021, 10:01 PM

Portugal said on Saturday it only had seven vacant beds left in intensive care units (ICUs) set up for COVID-19 ...

The Eastern Cape plans to vaccinate 3.7 million people.

Mozambique approaches global COVID-19 vaccine scheme for doses for 20% of population

by Richard Brooks

Mozambique has applied to access COVID-19 vaccines through the global vaccine distribution scheme co-led by the World Health Organisation, giving ...

VIDEO: WHO COVID-19 Update

5 January 2021, 6:56 PM

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is giving first press briefing of the year to update the world on the coronavirus ...

There are currently 60 vaccine candidates in trials, including those already being rolled out.

UK scientists worry vaccines may not protect against new coronavirus variant

5 January 2021, 3:12 PM

UK scientists expressed concern on Monday that COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out in Britain may not be able to protect ...

The cumulative total of coronavirus tests is 9 255 492 with 18 989 new tests recorded since the
last report.

Fine young people who are not wearing masks: SAMA

28 December 2020, 7:58 AM

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) says young people must be fined or they should do community service for not ...

People turn to the healing tree when medicine has reached its limits.

COVID masks adorn healing trees in updated pagan rite

7 December 2020, 1:27 AM

It is a ritual steeped in pagan mystery, updated for the coronavirus age. Sick people in northern France occasionally leave ...

The cost of a complete COVID-19 vaccine regimen for South Africa is estimated at above R2.1 billion.

SA’s first batch of COVID-19 immunisations expected in second quarter of 2021

by SABC

5 December 2020, 7:21 AM

18 November 2020, 9:12 PM

The cost of a complete COVID-19 vaccine regimen for South Africa is estimated at above R2.1 billion, with the first ...

SA records 2 888 new coronavirus cases, 123 deaths

by Yolanda Mhlathi

South Africa has recorded 2 888 new coronavirus cases bringing the total number to 757 144. In a statement, the ...

The total number of tests conducted to date is 3 295 434 with 16 457 new tests conducted since the last report.

SA records 2 810 new COVID-19 infections

by Sipho Kekana

12 August 2020, 10:06 PM