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Spain declares nationwide state of emergency over virus
The new state of emergency will last until the beginning of May, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in a televised speech.
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Liquor traders want govt to allow them to operate on weekends
Under level one of the COVID-19 lockdown, the sale of alcohol at retail outlets is only permitted from Monday to Friday between 9 am and 5 pm.
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Dane Hansen out of Italian Open golf after caddie Covid positive
"Hansen tested negative on site but has been withdrawn from the tournament as a precaution," the European tour said in a statement.
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Italy protesters, police clash over virus curbs as countries battle case surges
Governments are now struggling to balance new restrictions against the need to revive economies already battered by earlier draconian lockdowns after the virus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year.
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NTA demands govt pay out R1.8bn promised to industry within 10 days
Earlier this year, the Transport Department made a commitment to provide the money to the industry in an attempt to mitigate the impact of COVID-19.
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SA records 1,834 new COVID-19 cases, 53 more deaths
While the epidemic in South Africa is still relatively stable infections in Europe are still rising relentlessly.
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Lions vs Cheetahs called off due to COVID-19
The decision was taken as part of prescribed precautions advised by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) to limit the risk of further infection in the rugby community.
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SA records 1,897 new coronavirus infections in last 24 hours
The Health Department has recorded 18,891 the total number of people who have succumbed to the virus here at home.
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France passes 1 million COVID-19 cases since pandemic began
Faced with the alarming rise in cases, the government has expanded a nighttime curfew to cover more than two-thirds of the population, or 46 million people.
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Too many countries in 'exponential' virus surge: WHO
'The next few months are going to be very tough and some countries are on a dangerous track,' WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press conference.
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England-Barbarians scrapped after second virus breach
The RFU said an investigation had revealed a second incident in which COVID-19 rules were flouted in addition to the 21 October case announced previously.
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Nearly 1 million smokers quit during lockdown tobacco sales ban - study
The data is contained in a study conducted by the University of Cape Town's research unit on the economics of excisable products.
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COVID-19 death rates: Which countries are worst hit?
Graphic looking at countries with the highest coronavirus death tolls, and their respective death rates, as at 22 October 2020.
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WC Health Dept concerned about relaxed behaviour towards COVID-19
This week, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize raised concerns at the country's COVID-19 cases, warning about small flames that had flared up across the country.
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Completion of academic year at universities becoming more likely - DHET
The Department of Higher Education said that COVID-19 has had a varying impact on institutions and that it was for this reason that the completion of the academic year would happen at different times for each university.
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Real forward Jovic faces Serbian trial for virus isolation breach
In March, the Spanish team allowed the striker to leave Madrid in order to spend time with his young family, but local media reported that the 23-year old was seen walking around Belgrade and enjoying drinks with fellow footballers.
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Second virus wave could be worst than first: France hospital boss
With fast-rising pressure on hospitals, France has expanded a 9:00 pm to 06:00 am curfew to cover 46 million people, more than two-thirds of its population.
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4 in 10 adults in SA believe COVID-19 threat is exaggerated - survey
This data was obtained from the University of Johannesburg and Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) COVID-19 Democracy Survey.
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US gives full approval to antiviral remdesivir to treat COVID-19
Other medications, like the steroid dexamethasone, are also being used in the fight against COVID-19.
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102 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2,156 new cases recorded in SA
According to the Department of Health, as of Thursday, 2,156 new infections were picked up pushing the number of known cases in the country since the start of the outbreak to 710,515.
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No knockouts at Biden, Trump debate 12 days before US vote
The most heated early exchanges were over mutual accusations of graft.
