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The national Batho Pele Excellence Awards has awarded the Silver Award in the Best Doctor of the Year category to Dr Barry Smith.
Premier Alan Winde’s campaign calling on the national government to allow the national State of Disaster to expire has been boosted by the province’s health experts who say the fourth wave infections still appear to be subsiding.
Leading scientist on Covid-19 in South Africa, Professor Tulio de Oliveira, was described by Nature’s editors as a “variant tracker”.
Premier Alan Winde has called on the national government to allow the national state of disaster to expire.
Head of provincial health Dr Keith Cloete said the Western Cape’s new cases of Covid 19 were mirroring short-term predictions from the South African Covid-19 Modelling Consortium (SACMC), and more cases were expected than at the peak of the third wave.
Preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk of reinfection with this variant, as compared to other VOCs (Volatile organic compounds). This variant has a large number of mutations, according to scientists
The European Union said on Friday it would propose to halt air travel to and from southern Africa as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of a new variant of Covid-19.
Only 27% of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, leaving the bulk of the workforce on the front lines unprotected, a preliminary analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows.
South Africa recorded 1 275 new Covid-19 cases and 22 deaths on Wednesday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said.
Netcare, the third largest private hospital group in South Africa by value, yesterday resumed dividends for the year ended September 2021 and reduced debt even as it dealt with the third wave driven by the more contagious Delta variant.
The provincial Department of Health is adamant that it is going to use the same “risk-adjusted strategy” in responding to the anticipated fourth wave of Covid-19.
The Health Minister said when the next wave arrives will be dependent on mainly two issues, new variants of concern and the movement of people around the festive season.
Incoming travel will be restricted to diplomats, returning Fiji residents, permit holders and those approved by the Covid-19 Risk Mitigation Taskforce.
Telkom plans to list its masts and towers business, Swiftnet, on the JSE before the end of March next year and use the proceeds to reduce debt and expand the business, chief executive Sipho Maseko said yesterday.
South Africa recorded 300 new Covid-19 cases and 12 Covid-19-related deaths in the past 24 hours, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said in a statement today.
The majority of new cases are from Gauteng and account for 28 percent
Just five African countries, fewer than 10 percent of Africa’s 54 nations, are projected to hit the year-end target of fully vaccinating 40 percent of their people, WHO said.
Children who contract a mild case of Covid-19 may not develop antibodies to the virus afterwards, a study from Australia suggests.
Industrial property was in the best position compared to other non‐residential property types.
South Africa reported 648 new Covid-19 cases and 25 deaths, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said in a statement.
Health Minister Joe Phaahla says the country was close to reaching the target of vaccinating 70% of people by the end of the year, with almost half of the estimated people getting the jab.
South Africa reported 989 new Covid-19 cases and 123 deaths, on Thursday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said.
I thought masks would be a problem, but I struggled with adjusting to flying long distances, writes Clinton Moodley.
Fifty-nine more people have died due to Covid-19 complications in South Africa, as 1 149 more people have been infected with the virus in the past 24 hours, the Department of Health said on Wednesday.
South Africa reported 809 new Covid-19 cases and 27 deaths on Sunday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said in a statement.