Cured patients cheered at Spain's largest COVID-19 field hospital
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No cigarette sales allowed anywhere in SA, says Cele
There's been confusion around some of the rules, with government backtracking and doing about turns on certain regulations.
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Transport Dept's ability to provide masks, sanitiser in taxis questioned
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has promised that his department would provide masks and sanitiser for taxi commuters.
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Pandor: Govt's priority to ensure health system ready to deal with COVID-19
International Relations and Cooperations Minister Naledi Pandor said that while government's focus remained on effectively dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak in South Africa, it would reach out to those stuck overseas.
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EXPLAINER: How an old TB vaccine might help fight the new coronavirus
Researchers in Australia and Europe are testing whether the Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine, introduced in the 1920s to fight tuberculosis, might be deployed to combat COVID-19.
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Govt hopes new funeral regulations will strengthen fight against COVID-19
The National Command Council has gazetted amendments to restrictions, which will now allow mourners to travel across provinces for burials.
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Companies urged to apply for UIF on behalf of employees affected by COVID-19
The Labour Department has received around 4,000 applications for UIF claims related to the pandemic, which has left millions without an income or facing retrenchments.
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Tygerberg Hospital gets new COVID-19 screening and triage centre
Head of General Internal Medicine Dr Neshaad Schrueder said they'd had a lot of people presenting at the facility for COVID-19 testing and needed to control the situation in a safer manner.
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Joburg restaurant turns to crowdfunding to pay salaries during lockdown
While government has offered assistance through initiatives such as the SMME debt relief finance scheme, some businesses are being proactive and have turned to their communities for help.
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Parts of Gauteng hit by power outages as Eskom infrastructure targeted
Eskom called on the public to report any suspicious behaviour around its sites to prevent further outages.
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No plan to extend COVID-19 lockdown yet, says government
Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said nothing was set in stone and the rules could be tightened again when necessary.
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COVID-19 quick insights from 2 April
With the country a week into its 21-day lockdown, South Africans are getting to grips with their new reality, while government has revised its regulations for the lockdown period.
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Cogta to speak to WC govt over move to allow cigarette sales during lockdown
On Thursday night, Police Minister Bheki Cele clarified that the ban on selling cigarettes was a national ban, meaning that all provinces must comply.
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'No work, no pay' - Non-essential workers feeling financial strain of lockdown
As South Africa enters week two of the national lockdown, thousands of workers are feeling the impact and it’s been devastating.
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CoCT wants further clarity from govt on lockdown regulations
Mayco Member JP Smith said that the city's Public Emergency Communication Centre this past week received large volumes of calls from residents complaining about people not complying with the lockdown regulations.
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Phone tracking of COVID-19 patients' contacts won't violate privacy - minister
Health Department tracer teams will be allowed to use the phone locations of people who have tested positive, to track down others they have come in contact with.
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7 days into lockdown, SA getting a grip on restricted living
Across all sectors, millions of citizens have been drastically affected by strict regulations imposed by the government in a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19.
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COVID-19 infections increase to 1,462, recoveries at 45
As of 02 April 2020, South Africa now has 1,462 coronavirus cases and has recorded five deaths.
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Eskom uses lockdown as opportunity for short-term maintenance
The power utility has experienced a significant reduction in demand for electricity, which has allowed the company to operate without the need to implement load shedding.
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BRIEFING NOTES: Day 7 of national coronavirus lockdown - 2 April 2020
Everything you need to know, daily.
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SAA flights won’t be coming back with S.Africans stranded abroad
The national airline agreed to operate charter flights to repatriate German nationals who are currently stuck in lockdown.
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Lockdown: Foreign nationals living in CT CBD transported to temporary location
They left the chapel on Green Market Square after police hammered through the church’s locked door.
