As a result, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize confirmed that the vaccination rollout would be halted It’s “largely disappointing news”: the AstraZeneca vaccine that arrived in SA last week is not particularly effective against mild to…
All eyes are on Gauteng as it sees a dramatic rise in the number of Covid-19 infections, becoming the country’s epicentre for this virus. In just two weeks, the number of infections has increased by a staggering 283%. Here are some…
Health minister also explains why dexamethasone helps Ventilating Covid-19 patients is not always in their best interest, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Tuesday. Mkhize said in a statement that despite the fast-growing number…
Health minister Zweli Mkhize said the number of Covid-19 cases had increased to 40,792 on Thursday – an increase of 3,267 cases in 24 hours. “Regrettably, we report 56 more Covid-19 related deaths,” he said. These consisted of 54 in the…
Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has detailed measures on how the government will identify Covid-19 hotspots in the country. This will be part of the country’s district-level lockdown as it moves to level 3. The hotspots include Tshwane,…
SA will soon hit 20,000 cases of Covid-19, as the number of confirmed cases climbed by more than 1,100 in the past 24 hours. In a statement, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in SA has climbed to…
The Western Cape has the highest number of Covid-19 patients in ICU, the national health department said on Monday. Nineteen people were in ICU, while seven were in high care in the province. The statistics were revealed in a presentation…
Cuba sent 216 healthcare workers to South Africa on Saturday, the latest of more than 20 medical brigades it has sent worldwide to combat the coronavirus pandemic, in what some call socialist solidarity and others medical diplomacy. The…
Furious with the Eastern Cape government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in Nelson Mandela Bay, health minister Zweli Mkhize has taken charge, sending a senior director to lead the tracing, screening and testing teams in the city. He…
Furious with the Eastern Cape government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in Nelson Mandela Bay, health minister Zweli Mkhize has taken charge, sending a senior director to lead the tracing, screening and testing teams in the city. He…
Government data shows 83 children aged 10 years and younger have been infected with Covid-19. Of the 83, 48 are male and 34 are female, with incomplete data on one case. Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced on Monday that four more…
In a statement issued by health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize on Sunday evening, confirmed positive COVID-19 cases have risen to 3,158. Mkhize reported two additional COVID-19 related deaths, to bring the toll to 54. These occurred in Western…
We have to change the way we do things at funerals, the health minister said Funerals are a “centre” for the spread of the coronavirus, and South Africans need to change their behaviour. Hugging, kissing and consoling — and even digging…
Less than a week ago, South Africa was warned that if the country recorded an average of more than 90 Covid-19 cases a day, the medical advice was to extend the lockdown again. Since then the numbers have been higher than that figure, and…
SA officially has more than 3,000 Covid-19 cases. Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said there were 3,034 cases across SA, with the majority in Gauteng. There were also two additional reported deaths, taking the total to 52. Mkhize was…
