Covid-19 News
Only 6% of S.Africa's intensive care beds occupied by Covid-19 patients - WHO official
By: Reuters 9th December 2021 South Africa, where the Omicron coronavirus variant is driving a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections, has seen a 255% increase in infections in the... →
Travel bans on African countries likely to affect Covid supplies, says CDC
By: Reuters 9th December 2021 Travel bans imposed on African countries are likely to affect supplies of materials needed for the fight against COVID-19 to the continent, the... →
Covid-19: Gauteng records 59% of all new cases in SA, hospitalisations remain low 
By: News24Wire 9th December 2021 Gauteng continues to record the highest number of daily new Covid-19 cases in the country. While the province accounted for 59% of all new cases on... →
State of disaster extended again, Cabinet still undecided on mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations
By: News24Wire 9th December 2021 The government has again extended the state of disaster, which was set to expire on 15 December by another month, minister in the Presidency Mondli... →
Cabinet not jumping the gun on lockdown and vaccine mandate yet, says Gungubele
By: News24Wire 9th December 2021 Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele said while cases of Covid-19 were rising in South Africa, Cabinet did not conclude that the public... →
Sahpra approves Pfizer booster dose in S Africa to curb Omicron variant
By: Sane Dhlamini 9th December 2021 The South African Health Products Authority (Sahpra) has approved a third booster dose for South Africans following the outbreak of the Omicron... →
Covid-19: More than 19 000 new infections recorded in South Africa
9th December 2021 South Africa recorded 19 842 new confirmed Covid-19 infections on Wednesday. According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, as of... →
Minister says Nigeria had only weeks to use some donated vaccines
By: Reuters 8th December 2021 Nigeria's health minister said on Wednesday some Covid-19 doses donated by rich Western countries had a shelf life that left only weeks to... →
Omicron reported in 57 countries, hospitalisations set to rise, WHO says
By: Reuters 8th December 2021 The Omicron variant has been reported in 57 nations and the number of patients needing hospitalisation is likely to rise as it spreads, the World... →
African Union calls for end to Omicron travel curbs on some African nations
By: Reuters 8th December 2021 The African Union on Tuesday called for an urgent end to travel restrictions imposed on some of its member states, saying the measures effectively... →
Covid-19: Gauteng passes 1 million cases, while SA's confirmed death toll reaches 90 000
By: News24Wire 8th December 2021 Gauteng has become the first province to reach one-million Covid-19 cases. On Tuesday, the province recorded 8 445 new cases, bringing the... →
