Only the costly N95 mask works and achieving a high penetration of Covid-19 booster vaccination is ‘the only effective strategy’, says virologist Shabir Madhi
Infants younger than one year in Africa have nearly five times the risk of death than those aged 15 to 19 years after contracting the virus
Instead of reaching a daily target of 3 500 litres, the South African National Blood Service is collecting only 2 300 litres
Russia has lifted nearly all the restrictions designed to limit new cases, despite an increasing caseload and growing Omicron infections
Lockdown restrictions will continue to disrupt global value chains and support rising inflation that will require aggressive rate hikes
Covid-19 cast the economy adrift, but a less punishing new phase of the pandemic could set it back on track
During the surge in December, only a marginal increase in Covid-19 deaths was noted, while hospitalisation rates were lower than in previous waves, the presidency statement said
A revised circular will be released once the department has taken additional input into consideration.
Europe was again one of the hotspots for the pandemic, which is known to have claimed more than 5.4-million lives around the world.
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The high-powered meeting scheduled for January 17-21 will instead be held in “early summer”, the organisers said.
The UK will remove South Africa and other African countries it recently placed on its travel red list at midnight on Wednesday
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 the main stadium unfinished and Covid-19 on the move, Africa’s football tournament has … let’s call them issues. Still, the hosts insist Afcon will go ahead
The 10-day healthcare worker ‘isolate and contact trace’ policy puts pressure on other healthcare workers and compromises hospitals’ ability to deliver quality healthcare
The minister in the presidency said the cabinet had not discussed adjusted lockdown restrictions and vaccine mandates
Omicron has shown up the racism of the West and highlighted inequalities and failures in our own countries. We need to tackle these to get more people vaccinated
According to the government’s latest Covid-19 guidelines, anyone coming into Zimbabwe must quarantine in a hotel for 10 days — at their own expense
Wealthy countries were quick to ban Southern African nations from entering their borders when the Omicron variant was identified, but did not do so to each other.
MTN has joined the list of companies that have made vaccines mandatory
Insurance companies have adjusted their premiums and people who are not vaccinated will pay more for cover
Many companies are revising their requirements as the pandemic continues to upset business plans
The coronavirus pandemic, and ensuing variants, mean we can’t make plans without the prospect of last-minute cancellations. But there’s precious little we can do about it
If the former chief justice can cure HIV/Aids, surely he can unvaccinate the vaccinated? But not before he’s president
We can’t bury our heads in the sand: there is no way to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic other than vaccination. South Africa — and the rest of Africa — still has a long way to go
It’s time to get vaccinated because the Covid viral firestorm is spreading fast
Stigmatising the marginalised is driven by vested interests, both in the case of African foreign nationals subject to xenophobia and South Africans facing economic doom
But the virologist urges caution before scientists make blanket public announcements that can lead to ‘hasty’ international decisions
As scientists scramble to learn more about it, infectious disease expert Professor Salim Abdool Karim says current vaccines are effective against the new variant
The vast majority of hospital admissions in Gauteng are of unvaccinated people, data from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases shows