Wearing face masks, especially in indoor public spaces, is now mandated or recommended in more than 160 countries A new review published in BMJ Analysis has found that despite some concerns, wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of…
KGAUGELO MASWENENG Gauteng is increasing its stock of personal protective equipment (PPE) in anticipation that the “time ahead is going to be tough”. Premier David Makhura said on Thursday that the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases…
TANYA FARBER SA is going to run out of ICU beds, and it could be as early as June. And the situation would be have been a lot bleaker without the lockdown, which reduced the transmission of Covid-19 in the country by between 40% and 60%.…
By UNATHI NKANJENI Will the Western Cape move to a level 3 lockdown or will it remain on level 4? This is the question posed by many as some parts of the country are set to move at the end of May. The province’s confirmed Covid-19 cases…
TAMAR KAHN AND CAROL PATON and GENEVIEVE QUINTAL SA’s Covid-19 deaths are projected to reach up to 48,000 by November and the country could run out of ICU beds as early as June, according to the most pessimistic projections from the…
By SHONISANI TSHIKALANGE The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) has warned that the winter initiation season could become fertile ground for the coronavirus to spread quickly among initiates. Zolani Mkiva,…
SANDISO PHALISO and PREGA GOVENDER Thousands of pupils attending schools in Buffalo City and Nelson Mandela Bay metros, areas regarded as Covid-19 hotspots in the province, may remain at home instead of returning to class on June 1 when…
By YOLISWA SOBUWA – Some school management teams across the country will not report for work today as personal protective equipment (PPE) materials have not been delivered. Last week teacher unions issued a joint statement stating that…
BATANDWA MALINGO Western Cape Covid-19 cases jumped by 739 to 9,246 while deaths also increased to 156, premier Alan Winde said on Sunday. In a statement, Winde said there were 3,521 recoveries, 360 patients in hospital and more than…
Another 14 South Africans have died of Covid-19, bringing the national death toll to 261, health minister Zweli Mkhize said on Saturday night. Western Cape has 149 fatalities, KwaZulu Natal 45 and the Eastern Cape 32, with Gauteng…
By Lulamile Feni and Ray Hartle The first Covid-19 death in the OR Tambo district has been reported, bringing to four the number of deaths as a result of the virus in the Eastern Cape. Health minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed the four…
By RAY HARTLE Buffalo City metro has recorded the highest number of confirmed Covid-19 infections in the Eastern Cape — 91 out of the provincial total of 220 — according to figures released by provincial health MEC Sindiswa Gomba on…
By NTANDO THUKWANA The national lockdowns imposed on various African countries could wipe out about a third of jobs across the continent, a report by global consultancy firm McKinsey has warned. President Cyril Ramaphosa joined other…
By LUKE CHARTER Health minister Zweli Mkhize on Thursday night revealed that South Africa’s confirmed Covid-19 cases has increased by 99, to 2,605. The total national death toll now stand at 48, an increase of 14. Mkhize said that 95 060…
Not all people are affected equally by the Sars-CoV-2 virus currently rampaging around the world. One of the most at-risk groups are the elderly and invalid, which makes the responsibilities of frail care centre and nursing home staff all…
