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COVID fourth wave: Increased hospital admissions in children
Experts from the National Institute For Communicable Diseases of South Africa noted that there was an increase in admissions in children, especially under 4-year-olds during the start of the fourth wave.
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Beer Association of SA heads to court to review govt's COVID alcohol sales ban
The Beer Association of South Africa wants past bans declared irrational, invalid and set aside.
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Kaizer Chiefs hope to postpone December fixtures after rise in COVID cases
Kaizer Chiefs have urged the PSL to implement stricter protocols with the increase of positive cases in Gauteng while requesting the rescheduling of their matches.
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Phaahla confirms COVID spike in Gauteng with cases climbing in Cape Town
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has also noted an increase in admissions in children, especially under the age of four.
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WATCH LIVE: Health Dept briefing on COVID-19 developments
The Health Department is briefing the media on the latest developments in its response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Plett Rage organisers shattered by decision to cancel event
The Plett Rage organisers said that they had to cancel due to the alarming number of positive COVID-19 cases being reported by customers.
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Joburg's COVID infection rate fast approaching that of Tshwane's - Makhura
The Gauteng Croronavirus Command Council said that the province was expected to reach its fourth wave peak over the next two weeks.
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SA COVID cases spike again as 11,535 new cases recorded
Gauteng accounts for 72% of the new coronavirus infections, the Western Cape 6% and KwaZulu-Natal 5%.
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Australia reports first locally transmitted Omicron case
The case, detected in the country's largest city Sydney, comes despite a ban on non-citizens entering the country and restrictions on flights from southern Africa, where the variant was first detected.
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Biden opens winter battle against COVID as US braces for Omicron
Urging the nation - in particular his political rivals - to unite behind the strategy, US President Joe Biden unveiled a raft of actions designed to tamp down COVID-19 in the coming months, as the latest Omicron variant spreads worldwide.
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Previous infection may not stop Omicron: NICD
Outlining early research into the newly-emerged variant, she said doctors were seeing "an increase for Omicron reinfections".
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Canada confirms first COVID cases in wildlife
Authorities urged mask-wearing around wild deer, while they "continue to monitor and assess the potential implications of the virus on Canadian wildlife".
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Ramaphosa warns against the risk of 'health apartheid'
On a visit to Ivory Coast, Ramaphosa said the curbs, which many countries have also applied to countries across southern Africa, were "regrettable, unfair, and unscientific".
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Gauteng expected to reach COVID 4th wave peak in 2 weeks, says council
Some members of the council alongside Premier David Makhura and education MEC Panyaza Lesufi visited the Maphutha Secondary School in Midrand on Thursday.
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Plett Rage Festival cancelled due to spiking COVID cases
In a statement released on Thursday afternoon, the organisers say they had implemented the most stringent COVID-19 preventative measures but there is no way to prevent the devastation that the surge in COVID-19 could cause.
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India announces first two cases of Omicron variant
A top health ministry official said two men in southern Karnataka state, aged 66 and 46, had tested positive for the variant.
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INFOGRAPHIC: Countries where Omicron has been detected
Map showing the countries and territories that have detected infections with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, as of 2 December 2021.
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Omicron becoming dominant in new COVID infections, says NICD
There were more than 8,500 new COVID19 cases recorded on Wednesday and the NICD expects an exponential rise with Omicron driving the surge.
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Gauteng experiencing a rapid increase in COVID-19 infections
The Gauteng Provincial Command Council has said that the province is experiencing a rapid increase in Covid-19 Infections. Dr Mary Kawonga, Chairperson of the Premier’s Advisory Council on COVID-19 said this resurgence is driven by the new Omicron variant.
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India's Kohli seeks clarity on SA tour amid Omicron spread
India are expected to fly to South Africa for a full series including three Tests from December 17 but the highly infectious new Covid variant has put plans on hold.
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DA wants probe into GP health dept after sanitisers worth 12.7m expire
The Democratic Alliance (DA)'s Jack Bloom said that the over 140,000 bottles of sanitiser were sub-standard.
