Covid19
UK to announce new international travel rules
The UK has set a tentative date of 17 May to relaunch foreign travel, currently banned except for a handful of permitted reasons.
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India tightens screws as Covid-19 infections hit new record
In Maharashtra, the worst-hit state, nearly 60,000 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours.
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Greece reopens shops despite high infection rate
Customers must pre-book appointments before visiting shops, and up to 20 people will be allowed inside at a time.
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Medical experts urge govt to speed up COVID-19 vaccine rollout to avoid 3rd wave
Pulmonologist doctor Dante Plekker said speeding up vaccinations is crucial now more than ever.
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LIVE BLOG: 'Offsite alcohol sales to be banned from Friday to Sunday' Ramaphosa says
The country is currently under alert level 1 lockdown, with alcohol and tobacco sales allowed and religious gatherings permitted among others.
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Widespread ageism worsened by pandemic: UN
The coronavirus crisis has wreaked a devastating toll on older people and solidarity between the generations will be crucial to the global recovery.
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Magufuli died from coronavirus, says Tanzania opposition leader
Magufuli was one of a handful of world leaders who scoffed at the coronavirus, championing alternative medicines and calling for prayer instead of face masks.
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What can we do to slow down the arrival of the COVID-19 third wave?
Professor Alex van den Heever, health and social security systems specialist, warned that the approaching Easter period could cause a spike in cases.
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COVID-19 toll: US worst-affected country with over half a million deaths
Based on latest reports, the countries with the most new deaths were United States with 1,752 new deaths, followed by Brazil with 1,555 and Mexico with 779.
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Ethiopia gears up for Covid vaccine drive as first doses arrive
Ethiopia has so far reported 165,029 cases of Covid-19, the fifth-highest total in Africa and the highest in East Africa.
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China exports spike to highest in decades after COVID-19 hit
Electronics and textile exports such as masks contributed to the spike in outbound shipments.
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Number of people dying from COVID-19 reduces in SA
The recovery rate is sitting at 94,7 percent meaning over 1,439 million people recovered from the virus since its outbreak last year in March.
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Globally over 2,5 million people have died from COVID-19
At least 116,031,470 cases of coronavirus have been registered.
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Cosatu expecting opposition to its labour law reforms
Cosatu tabled numerous reform suggestions at Nedlac which include the increase of severance pay among others.
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WHO warns of further COVID-19 waves
The WHO said people should not think the crisis is over because of the global vaccine rollout.
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Health Dept confident COVID-19 vaccine rollout running smoothly
The South African Medical Research Council’s Professor Glenda Gray said while the aid while SA made promising strides, there were some lessons from the first phase.
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Ghana, I.Coast administer world's first free Covax jabs
The first lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo also received a jab, one day before the rest of the 600,000 doses are deployed across the country.
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France, Germany struggle to sell AstraZeneca vaccine safety
Only 273,000 AstraZeneca doses have been administered in France out of 1.7 million received as of end-February, according to health ministry figures.
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2 companies overcharged SAPS by R14m for sanitiser - Competition Commission
The Competition Commission said that the massive overcharge was not even comparable to the Dis-Chem price gouging matter which was heard last year.
