The 2021 tournament dates have changed twice, first because of fears that torrential seasonal rains could affect the tight schedule, and then because of the pandemic.
Overall, Covid-19 was the third-leading cause of death, accounting for 350 000 fatalities, just over a tenth of all registered deaths, said a CDC report.
According to the ministerial advisory committee, the quarantine period for “high-risk contacts” of Covid-19 patients is not an effective measure for containing the spread of the virus
Repeated claims that the country was “following the science” really meant it was following a particular science followed by some Western scientists
The Spanish former world number one said he took the test when he returned to Spain from Abu Dhabi where he took part in an exhibition tournament last week.
President Cyril Ramaphosa encourages citizens to vaccinate and continue to practice safety measures
All forms of science are important for analysing the effect of the pandemic
The world must be responsible in its reaction to the virus in all its varieties
A study by the World Health Organisation found that there was a 66% surge in new Covid-19 cases during the past week in South Africa
With an average of 1 600 new daily cases, the province is not recording the same rapid increases in hospital admissions and deaths as previous waves