Even if herd immunity is finally reached in South Africa, non-pharmaceutical measures are necessary
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Asylum seekers with valid permits and caregivers will now also be allowed to apply for the reinstituted social relief of distress grant
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As more vaccines arrive in the country, South Africa could administer 420 000 doses a day
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Pfizer will deliver 1.5-million doses on Sunday and a further 5.6-million doses by Wednesday and 1.4-million J&J vaccines will arrive by Monday
The finance minister extended the Ters relief and the social distress relief grant, and also ensured businesses hit by looting can access insurance
The pandemic precipitated a global experiment in education, which Unesco is keen to document and support