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Winde asks Mkhize to relax some WC restrictions as COVID-19 cases decline
There' been a 19% drop in cases in Cape Town and an 18% reduction in rural cases.
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Mkhize: Health workers have gained crucial experience in fight against COVID-19
Clocking in long hours and often having to endure dangerous working conditions, medical personnel have been on the frontline battling the epidemic.
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Mkhize: Not yet time to lift ban on alcohol sales
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said that the ban had assisted in opening up facilities to caring for COVID-19 patients and it was not yet time to resume the alcohol trade.
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Taxi drivers, teachers, cops to be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccine - Mkhize
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said that prioritising taxi drivers would assist the country to reach herd immunity through vaccination.
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No evidence SA’s new COVID-19 variant is more severe - Karim
The 501Y.V2 variant is making the rounds during the second wave of the coronavirus in South Africa.
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20,999 new infections push SA’s COVID-19 caseload to 1,170,590
The Health Department reported that 441 more people had died after contracting the virus - with the death toll now at 31,809.
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Mkhize: Alcohol ban likely to help free up hospital space for COVID-19 cases
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said that alcohol abuse and the related unnecessary trauma that it often brought with it had been filling up ICU beds, especially in COVID-19 hotspots across the country.
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Mkhize: COVID-19 virus variant means young South Africans also at risk of dying
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, together with health experts and scientists, presented new findings on Friday showing that the variant was spreading more rapidly and was responsible for the second wave.
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SA scientists identify COVID-19 variant, Mkhize announces
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize is briefing the media on the latest developments regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mkhize: Expect faster rise in COVID-19 cases in second wave
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize held a media briefing to announce that South Africa was now experiencing a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The total number of new cases identified on Wednesday was 6,079. This brings the total number of cumulative cases to 828,592.
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South Africa experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 - Mkhize
Speaking in a virtual address, the minister said that the number of infections had increased around the country, with a significant increase over the past 24 hours of 6,079 infections.
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Black Friday shoppers must remember to sanitise and social distance, says Mkhize
The annual sale usually sees hordes of people gathering at shopping malls and the like. This year, of course, it's very different.
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Mkhize set to return to EC as new COVID-19 infections spike in province
Provincial health authorities said that 1,277 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in the province on Wednesday.
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Mkhize instructs Gauteng Health Dept to reconcile its COVID-19 data
The province’s recoveries and active cases were left out of Wednesday night’s update by national government and were expected to be added once the figures are scrutinised.
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Health minister heads to EC to tackle COVID-19 surge
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize told Parliament the Eastern Cape was responsible for between 50 and 55% of new positive cases being identified each day.
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Mkhize concerned over rise in latest COVID-19 infection figures
South Africa has recorded 2,080 new coronavirus cases, pushing the total number of infections since the outbreak to more than 769,000.
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Mkhize: New wave of EC COVID-19 infections a cause of great concern
Over the last 24-hour cycle, 3,105 new COVID-19 infections were identified, bringing the total number of cases to over 762,000.
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Mkhize: No decision yet on stricter lockdown over festive period
The cumulative number of infections now stands on 757,000 cases with the Eastern Cape and Western Cape showing a spike in the number of infections per day.
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Mkhize: Behavioural change most effective solution to contain COVID-19 spread
Some provinces, including the Eastern Cape, are seeing an alarming rise in infections.
