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Havens of care for the elderly are having to work to fill residents’ days as theyisolate to cope with the pandemic, writes Paula Andropoulos
ALZHEIMER

No level 3 for the elderly: SA’s old-age homes are ghost towns, stuck in hard lockdown

Havens of care for the elderly are having to work to fill residents’ days as they isolate to cope with the pandemic, writes Paula Andropoulos Surreal, surreal, our favourite new refrain: a tattoo in my mind as my mother and I held hands,…

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President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa can expect the total number of Covid-19 cases to pass the 50,000 mark during the course of this coming week, and it was also likely to record the 1,000th death from the devastating disease.                                                File picture. Image: Supplied
CANCER

Don’t be alarmed, says Ramaphosa as Covid-19 infections expected to rise rapidly

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans not to be alarmed and to prepare for an expected rapid increase in Covid-19 infections. Writing in his weekly newsletter, the president noted that more than half of all cases of…

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