The health department said it is investigating the local transmission of the disease after the infected patients were found to have no travel history
Three cases in Gauteng were imported or import-related from Malawi but the increasing number of locally acquired cases is raising concerns
Anne von Gottberg and Cheryl Cohen are two of SA’s foremost scientists on Covid-19. The powerful duo also love family time with their three kids
The rising number of cases has become a cause for concern, says health minister
Disease detected in a 30 year old male who had no history of travel, contact tracing underway to identify any additional linked cases
Water in the country’s drains can pick up a spike in Covid-19 cases or a threatening new variant in time for clinics to prepare for an influx of patients
Omicron’s many mutations allow it to duck our body’s natural defence, but the immune system has a some tricks to prevent you from getting severely ill
The vast majority of hospital admissions in Gauteng are of unvaccinated people, data from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases shows
Some 22 positive cases of the B.1.1.529 variant have been confirmed in South Africa, as Covid-19 cases increase in Gauteng, the North West and Limpopo
Teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 will be able to register to receive their Covid-19 jab from 20 October. This group will be given only one dose of the Pfizer vaccine, for now
Meeting between scientists of both countries may pave way for removal from red list
The effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines is becoming clear from the difference in the number of people admitted to hospital between those who have received at least one vaccine dose and those who have had none
Wastewater Based Epidemiology Surveillance programme surveillance and needs to be escalated in the fight against this pandemic
Two people who were vaccinated and then got Covid-19 have mixed feelings about getting the jab
The level four lockdown may have been too late for Gauteng but other provinces will benefit from stricter measures
Which variants have been detected in SA and how do they differ? Each form of the virus behaves slightly differently and could affect what the pandemic looks like. We break it down.
Increasing seroprevalence in South Africa could help curb the disastrous effects a third wave could have on communities. But no one is out of the woods yet
The Covid-19 B.1.617 variant, first detected in India, is now listed as one of concern, but the World Health Organisation says it does not doubt the efficacy of global vaccines
Scientists in South Africa say there’s no evidence that the B.1.617 is worse than our local variant
The first shipment of Pfizer vaccines has reached the country after tense negotiations between manufacturers and the government
The Durban University of Technology (DUT) on Wednesday closed its five KwaZulu-Natal campuses until further notice after scores of prospective students descended on its main campus a day earlier in the hopes of being accepted to study. DUT said that a “significant number” of prospective students had gathered at the Steve Biko Sports Centre overnight […]
Although the new strain 501Y.V2 of the virus has spread 50% more rapidly, current evidence shows that it is not more severe than the one experienced in the first wave
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
Some people report testing positive for Covid-19 after initially having the disease and then testing negative. Scientists are still trying to understand if this means that reinfection is possible
South Africa has largely escaped the fate of several European countries and the United States, but that doesn’t mean we can’t prepare, just in case
The government’s plan to deal with the pandemic and its aftermath includes managing ‘the challenges of bereavement’ that will accompany large-scale deaths
With questions about government’s Covid-19 data, researchers have started collating the information from different sources, including more details and is putting it on a dashboard to make it easier for the public to get the results
A warder at a correctional facility has tested positive for Covid-19, sparking concerns about the effects of the pandemic on the whole system
As the country hunkers down for a second week of lockdown, how reliable is the data available and will it enable a sound decision for whether South Africans can leave their homes on April 16?
Tracing the close contacts of people who test positive for coronavirus disease is a delicate dance. Here’s why these health workers wait
for the cover of darkness to take action
Visits cancelled to residential centres as The Association for the Aged braces for the virus
Not everyone can get tested for the coronavirus. There are structures in place guiding health practitioners when it comes to screening patients for testing