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Admissions soar as second wave tightens its hold

Coronavirus Tshegofatso Mathe & M&G Data Desk - 14 Jan 2021

The number of admissions drastically increased in the first two weeks of January, showing the highest numbers since the pandemic reached SA across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape

Medical oxygen suppliers see spike in demand

Coronavirus Tshegofatso Mathe - 14 Jan 2021

According to data from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, the past two weeks have seen more than 650 patients having to be put on ventilators

Calls for transparency in how KZN manages Covid-19

Coronavirus Greg Ardé - 14 Jan 2021

Doctors, nurses, undertakers and civic activists want national and provincial interventions that address the reality of the dire situation in KwaZulu-Natal

The dark side of Israel’s vaccine success story

Health Yara Hawari - 13 Jan 2021

Israel is refusing to provide the vaccine to the millions of Palestinians it is forcefully ruling over.

Q&A Sessions: ‘I should have fought harder for SA vaccine’ — Salim Abdool Karim

Coronavirus Nicolene de Wee - 12 Jan 2021

Professor Salim Abdool Karim talks to Nicolene de Wee about his responsibility as head of the ministerial advisory committee tasked with guiding the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

WHO warns coronavirus herd immunity unlikely this year

Health Agence France Presse - 12 Jan 2021

Infections numbers are surging around the world, especially in Europe where nations have been forced to ramp up virus restrictions even as vaccines are rolled out.

Relief is near in the scramble for vaccines

Health Tshegofatso Mathe - 7 Jan 2021

The health minister has announced a glimmer of hope with SA having secured 1.5-million doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine

Secured: 1.5mn doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine

Health Emma Balfour - 7 Jan 2021

Just days after Minister Zweli Mkhize came under fire for the government’s apparent slow take on securing the vaccine, he announced to Parliament that the first batch of dosages would be arriving this month

This is how medical aid schemes will help to fund SA’s vaccines

Coronavirus Tshegofatso Mathe - 5 Jan 2021

Medical aid schemes and businesses will help the government with the cost of acquiring enough vaccines for the South African population to achieve herd immunity

WHO experts to wade into tricky territory in hunt for virus’ origins

Health Jing Xuan Teng - 4 Jan 2021

A year after the outbreak started, WHO experts are due in China for a highly politicised visit to explore the origins of the coronavirus,...

These are the vaccines South Africa could get

Health Tshegofatso Mathe - 4 Jan 2021

The government plans to vaccinate a minimum of 67% of the population (about 40-million people) to achieve herd immunity — when most of the population is resistant to an infectious disease — by the end of 2021.

Infodemic to infowar: The circus of disinformation will spin on

Health Nechama Brodie - 18 Dec 2020

More people have died in South Africa from Covid-19 than have been murdered. This hasn’t stopped a misinformation pandemic from trying to misrepresent that reality

Concern mounts for Eastern Cape health workers

Health Sibongile Portia Jonas - 16 Dec 2020

Nurses and other healthcare providers feel neglected and abused by the government and its representatives, who ignore their pleas for a safe working environment.

Taking stock of a local lockdown

Health Mkhuseli Sizani - 13 Dec 2020

Some Nelson Mandela Bay residents are abiding by restrictions; others are feeling festive

What works and doesn’t once you have Covid-19

Coronavirus Boitumelo Kgobotlo - 9 Dec 2020

Myths abound about what works and doesn’t once you have contracted the virus. As the second wave engulfs the country here is what specialists have to say

The global HIV response needs to get back on track

Health Webster Mavhu - 8 Dec 2020

After missing the global HIV/Aids targets, new benchmarks that put people at the centre, especially those most at risk, need to be set

Tighter Covid restrictions for N. Mandela Bay — other hotspots may follow

Health Sarah Smit & M&G Data Desk - 3 Dec 2020

With the number of cases spiralling out of control in hotspots in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, longer curfews and restrictions on alcohol sales are being implemented

Excess deaths rise, starting in Covid hotspot Eastern Cape

Coronavirus Boitumelo Kgobotlo - 3 Dec 2020

As the pandemic’s second wave spreads through the country, the number of excess deaths increases too

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