Wed 06 April 2022: The South African Medical Association (SAMA) says there is a need for intensive campaigning for more people to vaccinate against COVID-19, despite the lifting of the National State of Disaster (NSD). SAMA welcomed the lifting of the National State of Disaster by President Cyril Ramaphosa, describing it as a positive step […]
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Tue 05 April 2022: Two years after a pandemic was declared, scientists continue to debate how the coronavirus behind COVID-19 came to infect humans. Even as COVID-19 enters its third year as a pandemic, the world is no closer to knowing the source of the virus that sparked it all. Just six weeks after declaring […]
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Mon 04 April 2022: Facebook parent Meta Platforms will stop insisting that employees have Covid booster shots in order to come to its facilities in the U.S. a company spokesperson said on Friday. The social media company previously said that all workers returning to the office would have to present proof of their booster jabs, […]
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Sun 03 April 2022: On April 2, China reported 13,287 new Covid cases, the most since February 2020, with the majority in Shanghai and northeastern Jilin province. On Sunday, the national health authority reported 1,506 confirmed Covid cases for the previous day, a decrease from the previous day’s total of 2,129 cases. However, the country […]
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Thu 31 March 2022: Coronavirus infections in Asia passed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region records a resurgence in cases, dominated by the BA.2 Omicron sub-variant. The region is reporting over 1 million new COVID-19 cases about every two days, according to a Reuters analysis. With more than half […]
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Wed 30 March 2022: Cabinet has put afoot plans to end the National State of Disaster as early as next week. However, in an effort to allow for a seamless transition, sections of the National Disaster Act would remain in place for 30 days or longer. South Africa has been in a National State of […]
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Sat 26 March 2022: Official data shows that 3.5 million people in England were infected with Covid last week, the second highest level ever, and No10’s scientific advisers are now calling for stronger restrictions. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates that 3.48 million persons were infected with the virus at any given time in […]
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Fri 25 March 2022: With the Adjusted Alert Level 1 restrictions eased, Cabinet has reminded all people in South Africa to remain vigilant as COVID-19 has not yet been defeated, and it has called on those aged 12 years and older to vaccinate. Cabinet has reiterated that vaccination remains the best defence against the virus, […]
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Thu 24 March 2022: Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has commended government for the way it has dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. “We did experience difficulties especially with the discovery of the omicron virus but we survived,” Sisulu said on Thursday. Speaking at the 4th South Africa Investment Conference currently underway at the Sandton Convention Centre, Sisulu […]
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Wed 23 March 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the easing of several restrictions as part of Adjusted Alert Level 1 from midnight. Addressing the nation on developments in the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic this evening, President Ramaphosa said the approach going forward is that both indoor and outdoor venues can now take […]
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