WATCH LIVE: Ramaphosa extends COVID-19 lockdown by two more weeks
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'It's a calling' - Healthcare workers roll out mass screening in townships
Mass screenings and testing for COVID19 are being rolled out across the country, especially in the areas where the most vulnerable live… the townships. "Wash your hands, stay calm, social distance and get screened for COVID19." These are the messages from healthcare workers at the front line of flattening the curve in SA.
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COVID-19: Water scarcity, access still major issue in rural SA
The need for access to clean water has been spurred on by the spread of COVID-19 that can be prevented through cleanliness, placing water at the centre of any such intervention.
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Open for business, but no one to sell to – Joburg traders
Traders initially were not allowed to trade due to the lockdown, but thereafter some permits were issued.
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Govt partners with Vodacom for COVID-19 data collection
During his visit to the Department of Health’s COVID-19 information centre on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke on the advantages science and technology have in COVID-19 data collection and the government’s partnership with network provider Vodacom, which is aimed at distributing mobile phones to healthcare workers in order for them to send COVID-19 related data in real time. #CoronavirusSA #COVID-19SA #South Africa
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Makhura: JHB is the epicentre of COVID-19 in Gauteng
Gauteng Premier David Makhura provided an update on COVID-19 in the province, which is the epicentre of COVID-19 in South Africa.
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Ramaphosa visits health info centre tracking coronavirus in SA
The president said the insights generated by the centre is important for decision-making by the national coronavirus command council.
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WC Liquor Traders Association asks sellers to stop alcohol sales during lockdown
Under the lockdown regulations, the sale of alcohol is prohibited – yet it’s still being sold in parts of Cape Town.
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Lockdown: Drop in temps raises concerns about areas at high risk of fires
A 23-year-old man died in afire that broke out in his home on Wednesday night in Lenasia, as temperatures are dropping and residents remain under lockdown.
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SA's explosive cocktail: coronavirus and Aids
In South Africa, where coronavirus was first detected in March, doctors have scrambled to organise testing and treatment for the some 7.5 million people who are thought to be HIV-positive.
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COVID-19 death toll rises to 18 in SA, cases at 1,845
In a statement released on Wednesday night, the minister said the cases had gone up to 1,845.
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COVID 19 Situation Desk - 8 April 2020 PM
The facts - at the start and end of your working day. #Coronavirus #Covid19 #SouthAfrica
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Shoprite store in Bothasig closed after staffer tests positive for COVID-19
Those who worked closely with the infected staff member are now at home – and will remain in self-isolation for 14 days, monitoring themselves for any symptoms.
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Tourism department opens COVID-19 fund applications for SMMEs
Capped at R50,000 per entity the fund will assist small and medium sized businesses to survive during and after the nationwide lockdown.
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Minister Lamola launches COVID-19 screening campaign for prisons
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola visited Johannesburg Prison on 8 April 2020 to launch a coronavirus screening campaign in prisons. This is to ensure that inmates and officials adhere to the directions issued to prevent and combat the spread of the coronavirus within correctional services facilities.
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SIHLE ZIKALALA: The dangers of stigmatising COVID-19 are deadly
Now is not a time to be suspicious of one another - we need to end coronavirus stigma before it kills, writes Sihle Zikalala.
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Old Mutual's exco takes salary cuts to donate to Solidarity Fund
Added to its exco taking salary cuts from this month, Old Mutual is also making R4 billion worth of cover available to over 400,000 healthcare workers.
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COVID-19 awareness & testing in Tembisa
MECs from across Gauteng joined hundreds of medical workers across the province calling on people to test for COVID-19. This was part of continuous government operations to encourage the public to test for the virus. Panyaza Lesufi and Faith Mazibuko were in Tembisa on Wednesday to call on residents to get tested.
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ANALYSIS: Tough choices on who gets ICU access: the ethical principles in SA
For a population of around 59 million, the country has limited intensive care unit beds and ventilators. And supplies of personal protective equipment for health workers are sub-optimal
