Covid 19
Australia closes state border for first time in 100 years to halt coronavirus
The decision marks the first time the border with neighbouring New South Wales has been shut in 100 years - officials last blocked movement between the two...
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Steroid drug purchased for COVID-19 patients in poor countries - UN
The UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) is negotiating the advance purchase under the deal led by UNITAID and Wellcome, as part of the World Health Organization’s plan to accelerate access to therapeutics, a joint statement said.
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COVID-19: Ramaphosa assesses Mpumalanga's state of readiness
Mpumalanga has registered among the lowest number of COVID-19 infections with just over 1,400 cases.
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Virus hands Japan pension fund worst loss since 2008 crisis
The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) said it recorded losses amounting to 8.28 trillion yen ($77 billion) for the fiscal year that ended in March.
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Groote Schuur Hospital’s oxygen consumption up by 100% since May
This is one of the details that emerged during a webinar on Thursday, co-hosted by the South African Medical Research Council.
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Belhar parents, teachers continue fight against the reopening of schools
Pickets have been taking place outside schools throughout the province this week as parents and teachers call for schools to be closed at least until the COVID-19 peak was over.
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Will the Gauteng govt decide to restrict sale, consumption of alcohol?
Premier David Makhura announced on Thursday that Gauteng has been hit by the COVID-19 storm.
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COVID-19: Ramaphosa extends deployment of 20k soldiers to 30 Sept
Ramaphosa first deployed 2,820 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) a few days before enforcing a nationwide lockdown in late March. The number was increased to 76,000 in April as the health threat grew.
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Concerns raised as DBE sends grades R, 6 & 11 pupils back to school
The department has come under fire after deciding to re-open schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SA records close to 9,000 daily infections, death toll now sits at 2,844
The death toll has also risen to 2,844 with 95 deaths over the past 24-hour cycle.
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South Korean city returns to tighter social distancing as COVID-19 cases spike
South Korea was praised for containing its first outbreak of COVID-19 but Asia’s fourth-largest economy has experienced persistent outbreaks in recent weeks, mostly in the capital.
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Sanef launches relief fund for journalists who’ve lost income due to COVID-19
Only freelance, contract or permanently employed journalists who have been retrenched or had their contracts cancelled since the implementation of the national lockdown will be eligible to apply.
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Man dies at Tembisa Hospital after ‘being denied food’
Shonisani Lethole was admitted with breathing complications about two weeks ago.
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NW Premier Makgoro to visit COVID-19 hotspots in mining sector
During his oversite visit, Mokgoro will also open a 200-bed makeshift hospital at the Royal Bafokeng Mine.
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291 EC schools affected by COVID-19, premier requests SANDF's assistance
Premier Oscar Mabuyane has painted a grim picture of the disease's effects, saying 200 of these schools remain closed while 91 have been reopened.
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Hillbrow clinic employees back at work after strike
Employees refused to work saying they cannot put their lives at risk due to the coronavirus.
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UK employers demand action now to survive COVID-19 crisis
The British Chamber of Commerce said on Wednesday its quarterly survey of 7,700 firms found the share of companies reporting growth in sales was far below even the low point of the global financial crisis of 2007-08.
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US coronavirus cases rise by 47,000, biggest one-day spike of pandemic
California, Texas and Arizona have emerged as new US epicentres of the pandemic, reporting record increases in COVID-19 cases.
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Australia: Second largest city orders 36 suburbs locked down to stop virus spike
From midnight on Wednesday the first suburb-specific stay-home order will be imposed on some 320,000 people, the Victorian state Premier Daniel Andrews told a news conference on Tuesday.
