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Gauteng Health Dept not digging up graves, clarifies Masuku
Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku on Wednesday announced that the province was preparing over 1.5 million gravesites as the surge of coronavirus cases was expected to increase rapidly.
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Five million begin lockdown in Australian city
Residents have been told to stay at home for six weeks after other measures to contain a spike in COVID-19 failed to prevent the virus spreading.
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CT eatery not celebrating court victory against insurer just yet
The court ruled that the insurer was liable for any losses the eatery suffered since 27 March when the nationwide lockdown was implemented.
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Nigeria's confirmed coronavirus cases pass 30,000 -NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, in its daily update posted on its website, said there were 460 new cases taking the total number of recorded cases to 30,249.
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Ryder Cup postponed due to coronavirus
The hotly-contested biennial team competition between the United States and Europe, known for its raucous, partisan crowds, was originally scheduled for Sept. 25-27 at Whistling Straits. It will now be held Sept. 24-26, 2021.
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6 Gauteng COVID-19 war room officials test positive - provincial health dept
Gauteng has become the epicentre of the outbreak with more confirmed cases than any other province.
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Champions League draw looms amid virus fears in Lisbon
The plan is to go to the Portuguese capital for a unique 'final eight' straight knockout tournament from the quarterfinals onwards, starting on 12 August and finishing with the final at Benfica's Estadio da Luz on 23 August.
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Coronavirus storm has arrived: COVID-19 Situation Desk 9 July 2020
The facts - at the start and end of your working day. #Coronavirus #COVID19 #lockdown #Covid19situationdesk
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Groote Schuur tripled ICU beds for COVID-19 patients
The Western Cape Health Department said that Groote Schuur, as well as Tygerberg Hospital, have enough bed capacity for additional patients.
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Gauteng overtakes WC as province with most COVID-19 cases
More than 8,800 new coronavirus infections have been confirmed over the past 24-hour cycle, bringing South Africa's total to more than 224,000.
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Mkhize: Bed capacity in private, public sectors insufficient for COVID-19 storm
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said that South Africa was facing a shortage of hospital beds, with two of the hardest-hit provinces, Gauteng and the Eastern Cape, worst affected.
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Opposition remembers ANC KZN's Ricardo Mthembu as selfless, progressive leader
The ANC KZN spokesperson and former kwaDukuza mayor died on Wednesday from COVID-19 related complications.
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Cosas threatens to shut schools that don't have COVID-19 measures in place
Cosas spokesperson Zithulele Ndlela said that they were concerned about the rising number of COVID-19 cases among pupils and teachers.
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WC Premier Winde to continue working from home after contracting COVID-19
Winde received his results on Wednesday after he started developing mild flu-like symptoms on Sunday.
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Mboweni wants decisive action against 'tsotsis' looting COVID-19 funds
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has called for those who steal funds intended to ease the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown to be dealt with decisively.
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Mboweni warns of sovereign debt crisis if govt debt not reined in
A sovereign debt crisis is when a country cannot afford to pay any of the interest or the capital on amounts that it has borrowed, with dire consequences for the economy.
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NW Premier Mokgoro 'feeling well' after contracting COVID-19
Premier Job Mokgoro said that his hospitalisation was not a cause for concern because he still had mild symptoms and felt fine.
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Gauteng again the epicentre of SA's COVID-19 pandemic
Gauteng has more than 53,000 active cases of the coronavirus - 3,000 of these patients are currently recovering in hospital.
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Citizens chafe under new restrictions as countries see fresh COVID-19 infections
The US remains by far the worst affected country, with over 132,000 deaths, while Brazil - whose virus-skeptic President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for the disease - is a distant second with close to 67,000 deaths from almost 1.7 million cases.
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Nzimande: Only certain BBBEE firms eligible for digital services contracts
The Higher Education Minister presented his department's COVID-19 response update on Wednesday.
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SA pupils miss meals as virus limits school return
Before the pandemic, around nine million children in South Africa's state-run schools received a meal per day as part of a government-led nutrition programme.
