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Gauteng has become SA’s Covid-19 epicentre after a spike in infections in the past two weeks.                     Image: MICHELE SPATARI/AFP
CORONA

Shock stats: Gauteng Covid-19 cases surge 283% in two weeks

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…

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SA can expect to have 408,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 by mid-July, says the national modelling consortium for the virus. The vast majority will be asymptomatic or mild.                                                                              Image: 123rf/maridav
COVID

Brace for 408,000 Covid-19 cases by mid-July, says modelling team

SA can expect to have detected 408,000 cases of Covid-19 by mid-July, according to the latest projection by the national modelling consortium. The number of deaths by mid-July is expected to be 7,440 says the document outlining short-term…

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The department said it was awaiting results of all other offenders who had been tested. Minister Ronald Lamola visited the centre on Sunday.Image: AFP
EAST LONDON CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

Plans under way to remove babies of offenders from East London prison after Covid-19 outbreak

The correctional services department is making plans for babies of two offenders at an East London female prison to be taken to their mothers’ families after cases of Covid-19 at the correctional facility. There are 26 confirmed…

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CORONAVIRUS

SA remains free of COVID-19 as Egypt records first confirmed case

As Egypt this weekend became the first African state to confirm a case of novel coronavirus – now named COVID-19 – the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said all tests in South Africa had come back negative. The NICD said on…

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