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  •  Health Minister Zweli Mkhize speaks at an inter-ministerial briefing in Pretoria on the coronavirus situation in South Africa on 9 March 2020. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    Mkhize to meet with all health MECs over coronavirus outbreak

    The meeting is expected to take place at 6 pm on Thursday where several options will be discussed, including travel restrictions and self-isolation.

    846 days ago
  • South Korean soldiers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant as part of preventive measures against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a market in Daegu on 2 March 2020. Picture: AFP

    'This is not a drill': WHO urges world to take virus more seriously

    The epidemic has wreaked havoc on international business, tourism, sports events and schools, with almost 300 million students sent home worldwide.

    852 days ago
  • FILE: South Korean soldiers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant as part of preventive measures against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a market in Daegu on 2 March 2020. Picture: AFP

    WHO: Countries not yet affected by coronavirus outbreak must be prepared

    The global health body stressed that containing the virus was possible, saying all countries had to prioritise the crisis.

    855 days ago
  • Passengers at a train station connecting Hong Kong to mainland China, wearing masks as a preventative measure following a coronavirus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Picture: AFP.

    WHO warns against virus over-reaction as death toll hits 1,868

    The WHO says the disease has infected a "tiny" proportion of people outside its epicentre and the mortality rate remains relatively low.

    869 days ago
  • This photo taken on 4 February 2020 shows a medical staff member (R) taking samples from a person to be tested for the new coronavirus at a quarantine zone in Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, in China's central Hubei province. Picture: AFP

    Vaccine for new coronavirus 'COVID-19' could be ready in 18 months - WHO

    World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the virus had been named COVID-19, explaining that it was important to avoid stigma and that other names could be inaccurate.

    876 days ago
  • This photo taken on 4 February 2020 shows a medical staff member (R) taking samples from a person to be tested for the new coronavirus at a quarantine zone in Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, in China's central Hubei province. Picture: AFP

    Here is what WHO experts are watching on the coronavirus' spread

    Here are some issues that WHO epidemiologists are probing to deepen understanding of the virus, believed to have jumped the species barrier at a seafood market in Wuhan in December, to help accelerate the development of drugs, diagnostics and vaccines.

    877 days ago
  • This photo taken on 4 February 2020 shows a medical staff member (R) taking samples from a person to be tested for the new coronavirus at a quarantine zone in Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, in China's central Hubei province. Picture: AFP

    Coronavirus must be contained to avoid further infections - NICD

    Close to 500 people have died and thousands quarantined since the outbreak a month ago in China.

    882 days ago
  • This undated handout picture courtesy of the British Health Protection Agency shows the coronavirus seen under an electron microscope. Picture: AFP.

    Local virologist optimistic about coronavirus findings

    World Health Organisation data puts the death toll at just over 360 with the vast majority of the casualties in mainland China.

    883 days ago
  • China's ambassador to South Africa Lin Songtian in Pretoria. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Coronavirus: It’s best for S. Africans to stay in China, says ambassador

    More than 360 people have now died since the outbreak last month.

    884 days ago
  • FILE: Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN.

    SA activates Emergency Operations Centre amid gloabl coronavirus outbreak

    More than 200 people have died from the infection while thousands are being treated.

    887 days ago
  • FILE: World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives for a press conference following a WHO Emergency committee on 30 January 2020 in Geneva. Picture: AFP.

    Coronavirus declared global health emergency

    According to WHO, there are more than 9,700 people infected in China and around 82 cases have been confirmed outside the country.

    887 days ago
  • This undated handout picture courtesy of the British Health Protection Agency shows the coronavirus seen under an electron microscope. Picture: AFP.

    Coronavirus: WHO emergency committee set to meet as death toll rises

    The respiratory virus has already claimed the lives of at least 170 people, while more than 6,000 people are infected.

    888 days ago
  • Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize (c), Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi (R) are briefing the media on the country’s preparedness to detect, manage and contain any threat of novel Coronavirus entering the country. Picture: Mia Lindeque/EWN.

    SA adequately prepared for coronavirus, case detected in Zambia - Mkhize

    The virus has spread to more than 15 countries since it emerged out of Wuhan late last year, although all the 132 confirmed fatalities have so far been in China.

    889 days ago
  • Passengers at a train station connecting Hong Kong to mainland China, wearing masks as a preventative measure following a coronavirus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Picture: AFP.

    China says WHO against virus-related evacuations, as countries plan pull-outs

    The King also ordered measures to prevent the spread of the disease to be taken at airports and ports and hospitals.

    890 days ago
  • Picture: Pexels.

    Africa struggles to stem deadly flood of fake medicine

    The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that every year some 100,000 people across Africa die from taking 'falsified or substandard' medication.

    903 days ago
  • FILE: A nurse prepares a vaccine against Ebola in Goma on 7 August 2019. Picture: AFP

    WHO: Ebola spreads in Congo after militants attack treatment camp

    The WHO says 27 ebola cases were confirmed in North Kivu and Ituri provinces in the week through 10 December, against an average of seven in the last three weeks.

    936 days ago
  • FILE: In this handout photograph released by Unicef on 13 May 2018, health workers wear protective equipment as they prepare to attend to suspected Ebola patients at Bikoro Hospital - the epicentre of the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Picture: AFP.

    Ebola concentrated in Congo mining area, still an emergency - WHO

    The virus has infected 3,227 people and killed 2,154 of them since the outbreak was declared in August 2018 and went on to became the world’s second-worst outbreak, it said.

    991 days ago
  • FILE: Depending on the number and severity of symptoms, a depressive episode can be categorised as mild, moderate, or severe. Picture: Supplied.

    Here's what you need to know about depression

    Depression can cause the affected person to suffer greatly and function poorly at work, at school and in the family.

    1000 days ago
  • Health workers who facilitate Ebola vaccinations. Picture: WHO.

    WHO: Tanzania not sharing information on suspected Ebola

    The WHO said it had learned on 10 September of a suspected case of Ebola in Dar es Salaam, and information emerged that this patient's contacts had been quarantined.

    1018 days ago
  • Picture: Supplied

    World Suicide Prevention Day: WHO calls for more suicide prevention strategies

    The WHO says the total number of countries with strategies to prevent suicide are at just 38, which is still far too few and governments need to commit to establishing them.

    1030 days ago
  • FILE: A mosquito. Picture: sxc.hu.

    WHO says eradicating malaria 'can be done', but first aim is to control it

    Launching the findings of a three-year long analysis of the global fight against malaria, WHO experts said that while ending the mosquito-borne disease “can be done”, it’s not yet possible to put a price tag or target date on achieving eradication.

    1048 days ago
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