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Czech minister says pandemic worse than WWII
Schools, restaurants, cinemas, theatres and most shops have been closed on and off since March last year in the country of 10.7 million people.
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Austria open to making Russian Covid-19 vaccine
Russian-EU relations have suffered in recent weeks over the jailing of leading Kremlin opponent Alexi Navalny, after he returned to Russia from Germany where he was treated for poisoning with a Soviet-designed nerve agent.
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Wits: AstraZeneca vaccine less effective against variant first discovered in SA
In a statement released by Wits University this afternoon, trial investigators said the vaccine had high efficacy against the original coronavirus.
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Lockdown for who? Buffalo City partygoers totally disregard COVID regulations
A video of overcrowded revellers in East London has gone viral on social media. In it, no social distancing is implemented and only one woman is seen with a mask on.
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Denosa: Money recovered from corruption must be used to buy proper PPE
In its probe into PPE corruption, the SIU found some of the PPE delivered was substandard, and Denisa Cassim Lekhoathi said that posed some health risks to its members.
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ANC resumes Masuku, Diko disciplinary hearing after January postponement
Bandile Masuku and Khusela Diko were hauled before the disciplinary committee after allegations of impropriety in the awarding of a PPE tender. The hearing was delayed due to requests for new documents and records.
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SA records over 3000 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours
The death toll has passed the 46,000 mark after authorities recorded 278 fatalities in the last day.
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Ramaphosa: Access to loans on favourable terms crucial for Africa amid pandemic
Ramaphosa gave his final address as the chairperson of the African Union (AU) on Saturday during the organisation’s virtual 34th Ordinary Session of the Assembly and Heads of States.
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Nearly 300 new COVID deaths, SA recovery rate at 90.8%
Two-hundred-and-ninety-seven fatalities were reported in the past day, pushing the number of people who succumbed to the virus here at home to 45,902. There were 3,749 new cases recorded in the last 24-hour cycle.
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Climate change may have had 'key role' in pandemic: study
The virus, which has killed more than two million people and caused unprecedented global disruption, is thought to have originated in bats in Southeast Asia.
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Ivermectin shouldn’t be used to treat COVID-19 - Infectious diseases expert
Some health professionals tout Ivermectin as a wonder drug, with therapeutic benefits for COVID-19 patients and even suggested the anti-parasitic drug can be taken as prophylaxis.
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Virus still 'far from under control' in Germany due to variants
Robert Koch Institute (RKI) chief Lothar Wieler told reporters that the emergence of new, more contagious variants of the coronavirus posed a real danger to tentatively successful German efforts to curb its spread.
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Mkhize warns of COVID-19 vaccine challenges such as theft
Zweli Mkhize warned that there may be challenges in the rolling out of COVID-19 vaccines, like freezer malfunctions and vehicle breakdowns.
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'There was no trust': Apartheid ghosts stalk SA's vaccine fears
Scepticism and suspicion have fed into a flurry of unsubstantiated conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic.
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WC govt confident systems in place and ready for COVID-19 vaccine rollout
The vaccines will be rolled out in three separate phases and will start with healthcare workers.
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1 year later: COVID-19 discrimination towards SA Chinese community
In early 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic reached South African shores, discrimination against Chinese people was rampant in Africa as a result of racial stereotypes. A year later, things have changed. Eyewitness News visited Cyrildene to find out how things have changed for the Chinese community in South Africa. #COVID19news #Discrimination
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Struggling Putco looks to keep business afloat as it readies to cut 214 jobs
Lockdown regulations required the bus service to reduce its passenger numbers to no more than 50% of its licensed capacity. Putco labour relations executive, Pride Anozie, said that this resulted in trips operating at a loss.
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WC govt to rollout COVID-19 vaccine programme by no later than 15 Feb
The province will receive 35,000 doses for the public sector and 58,000 for the private sector.
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3,751 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in SA, 261 more deaths recorded
The latest fatalities, recorded over the past 24 hours, have pushed the national death toll to 45,605.
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Bleak New Year looms for Joburg’s Chinese community
The combined effects of lockdown and lingering prejudice and suspicion around the origins of the virus first detected in China mean it's been a tough year for this community.
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Ekurhuleni allows COVID testing of children from six years old
The city said its recorded concerns from parents who want their children presenting flu-like symptoms to be tested for the coronavirus.
