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396 more South Africans die of COVID-19; 1,742 new infections recorded
These latest fatalities, recorded over the past 24 hours, have pushed our death toll to 46,869.
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AstraZeneca vaccine can still prevent severe disease - Gavi Vaccine Alliance
The global health body said the AstraZeneca vaccine could still prevent severe disease, hospitalisations and death even though its efficacy to immunise against the second strain in South Africa was much lower.
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Spain extends ban on arrivals from SA, UK & Brazil
Only legal residents or nationals of Spain and the neighbouring micro-state of Andorra are currently allowed in on flights from these countries.
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Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Mozambique dies from COVID-19
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced the death of Douglas Nyikayaramba at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning.
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Owner of Buccaneers Bar in EL arrested for flouting lockdown rules
A video of the gathering has since gone viral on social media.
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Mandatory COVID-19 tests in quarantine for UK arrivals
Health Secretary Matt Hancock is due to announce that people told to isolate at home will be required to get a test two and eight days into a mandatory 10-day quarantine period.
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WHO mission to China fails to find animal source of coronavirus
Experts believe the disease - which has gone on to kill more than 2.3 million people worldwide - originated in bats and could have been transmitted to humans via another mammal.
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WHO expresses concerns on AstraZeneca vaccine findings
The World Health Organization held a briefing on the latest findings on the AstraZeneca Vaccine on 9 February 2021. #Covid19news #Vaccines #AstraZeneca
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Equatorial Guinea imposes curfew as virus rebounds
The tiny state, ruled by 78-year-old President Teodoro Obiang Nguema for the past 41 years, scaled back a rigorously enforced range of restrictions in August.
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EXPLAINED: AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and expiry dates
How can government extend a vaccine expiry date? Why didn't government know sooner it wasn't working? Your AstraZeneca vaccine questions answered.
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All conspiracy theories related to COVID-19 and 5G are false, say scientists
Over the past year, there were numerous myths linking 5G to the outbreak of COVID-19.
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WC to continue COVID-19 vaccine rollout planning despite AstraZeneca snag
On Monday, MEC for Health, Nomafrench Mbombo met and engaged with traditional health practitioners from Klipfontein at Lentegeur Hospital to share information on the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Healthcare workers disappointed as AstraZeneca vaccine rollout put on hold
Some nurses said that they wished that government had not rushed into the vaccination process and over-committed itself to healthcare workers.
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SA turns to J&J vaccine to begin COVID-19 immunisation programme
Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine is effective against the South African variant of the virus.
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1,376 new COVID-19 infections recorded in SA as death toll rises to 46,473
The latest data, released by the Health Department overnight, shows there's a steady decline in the number of known cases being detected on a daily basis.
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WHO says don't dismiss AstraZeneca shot after SA delays jabs
In South Africa, alarm was raised when a trial at Johannesburg's University of Witwatersrand concluded the AstraZeneca vaccine provided only "minimal" protection against mild to moderate OVID-19 caused by the variant first detected in South Africa.
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PSA: Govt must go to India and get back the money paid for vaccines
The association said South Africans could not afford to wait any longer for its citizens to be vaccinated.
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No scientific evidence to prove 5G mutates coronavirus, scientists reiterate
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has on Monday held a briefing to unpack the technology as well as address concerns around whether 5G presents a health risk.
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SA's AstraZeneca vaccine rollout on hold; J&J vaccine effective against variant
On Sunday evening, 8 February 2021, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize held a webinar with experts to update the nation on COVID-19 vaccines in South Africa. #COVID19news #AstraZeneca #Vaccines
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Tanzania's virus surge dents claims of prayer 'cure'
However, dissent is mounting, along with deaths attributed to 'pneumonia', with even a politician in semi-autonomous Zanzibar admitting he has the virus.
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Man accused of assaulting CT journo throws mask, swears at officials in court
Craig Peiser allegedly ripped eNCA journalist Monique Mortlock’s mask off her face on Saturday while she was covering an anti-lockdown protest on Fish Hoek beach. He was then arrested by police.
