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South Africa has record 37 875 daily Covid cases amid Omicron

By: Bloomberg     12th December 2021 South Africa’s daily coronavirus cases soared to a record as a fourth wave of infections fueled by the omicron variant rips through the nation.... 

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Lancet, Ampath agree to reduce Covid-19 PCR test cost to R500

By: News24Wire      12th December 2021 South Africa's two biggest private laboratories agreed to reduce the price of the Covid-19 PCR test from R850 to R500, with smaller laboratories... 

Ramaphosa 'studying' SIU's PPE graft report

By: News24Wire      12th December 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa has received the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report on corruption in the procurement of Covid-19 personal protective... 

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Covid-19: Omicron accounts for 70% of samples, fast overtaking Delta   

By: News24Wire      10th December 2021 Up to 70% of sampled Covid-19 cases in the last month were as a result of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. In a digital briefing on Friday,... 

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UK Omicron spread may be faster than in South Africa

By: Bloomberg     10th December 2021 The omicron strain may be spreading faster in England than in South Africa, with UK cases of the variant possibly topping 60 000 a day by... 

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Kenya's Covid-19 vaccine drive gets a boost

By: Reuters     10th December 2021 Now that rich nations are sharing more Covid-19 shots with Africa, health officials across the continent are scrambling to overcome vaccine... 

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Covid-19 exposed inequality in access to social economic right – SAHRC

By: Thabi Shomolekae     10th December 2021 South African Human Rights Commission chairperson Bongani Majola on Friday explained that the coronavirus pandemic presented new challenges and... 

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South Africa says no signal of increased Omicron severity yet

By: Reuters     10th December 2021 South African scientists see no sign that the Omicron coronavirus variant is causing more severe illness, they said on Friday, as officials... 

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South Africa to offer vaccine boosters as Omicron spreads 

By: Reuters     10th December 2021 South Africa will offer booster doses of the Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines as the Omicron coronavirus variant drives daily... 

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Covid-19: New daily infections pass 20 000 mark, 22 new deaths recorded

By: News24Wire      10th December 2021 South Africa's daily Covid-19 infections have surpassed 20 000, with more than half of the new cases recorded in Gauteng. This comes as the number... 

'I'm really humbled': SA scientist to lead WHO research into Covid-19 origins

By: News24Wire      9th December 2021 A South African will head up a world body investigating the origins of Covid-19. University of Pretoria researcher Professor Marietjie Venter has... 

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