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…
Water tanks holding thousands of litres of water are being installed in deprived Eastern Cape schools as part of an effort to combat the coronavirus outbreak in the cash-strapped province. More than 1,500 schools were earmarked to receive…
Limpopo reported its first Covid-19 infection on Monday. The department of health said the person was a 29-year-old man who had travelled to France and the Netherlands. A total of 62 people across the country have tested positive for the…
By NALEDI SHANGE SA’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Tuesday said it had joined other African countries in preparing for a coronavirus outbreak. In a statement, the institute said it had intensified its…
By KGAUGELO MASWENENG The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said that by Monday it had tested 160 people for coronavirus, or Covid-19. Of those, 109 people had met the case definition for persons under investigation but…
Here are the opening remarks by health minster Dr Zweli Mkhize at a briefing at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in Johannesburg on Wednesday: The department of health wishes to assure the public that South Africa…
