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Advisors suggest end to quarantine of asymptomatic Covid-19 contacts

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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

J&J boosters could be soon available to South Africans

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Announcement of when the J&J booster shot will be available is expected to take place at the conclusion of the Sisonke 2 study

Covid’s here to stay, so live with it

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The world must be responsible in its reaction to the virus in all its varieties

Airline association welcomes UK travel red list U-turn on Africa

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The UK will remove South Africa and other African countries it recently placed on its travel red list at midnight on Wednesday

Current Covid-19 wave less fatal than others, says World Health Organisation

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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

Western Cape enters fourth Covid-19 wave

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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

Ramaphosa has mild case of Covid-19, encourages people to get vaccinated

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David Mabuza will be acting president for a week

Children between 12 and 17 are now eligible for second vaccine shot

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Those 12 years and older who are severely immunocompromised can get a Pfizer booster dose at least 28 days after their second jab

Alarm as almost 20% of South Africa’s healthcare workers contract Covid

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The 10-day healthcare worker ‘isolate and contact trace’ policy puts pressure on other healthcare workers and compromises hospitals’ ability to deliver quality healthcare

Covid-19 lockdown restrictions still to be discussed, says Gungubele

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The minister in the presidency said the cabinet had not discussed adjusted lockdown restrictions and vaccine mandates

Unvaccinated South Africans to pay more for insurance premiums

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Insurance companies have adjusted their premiums and people who are not vaccinated will pay more for cover

Five steps to get your Covid-19 vaccine certificate

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People without identity documents will have to wait for the government to put in place a proper vaccination system for them

Covid-19 hospital admissions on the rise in Gauteng as fourth wave looms

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Most of the admissions are of unvaccinated and younger people, but there are fears of a spread to older people

Covid cases continue to rise as fourth wave looms

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Gauteng has seen an increase of over 8000 new cases in the past day

Africa CDC cautious on Covid-19 vaccine boosters

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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says it will recommend Covid-19 vaccine boosters only for people older than 60 years

WATCH: How safe are vaccinated people from the Omicron?

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Leading vaccinologist, Professor Shabir Madhi explains how South Africa is lagging behind in vaccinations and how this could affect the newest variant

Shabir Madhi: SA scientists were responsible when announcing Omicron

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But the virologist urges caution before scientists make blanket public announcements that can lead to ‘hasty’ international decisions

The Covid-19 Omicron variant: What is known so far

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As scientists scramble to learn more about it, infectious disease expert Professor Salim Abdool Karim says current vaccines are effective against the new variant
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