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As of Thursday, October 1, the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases detected is 676,084 with 1,745 new cases identified, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed.
132 more Covid-19-related deaths were reported: 41 in Mpumalanga, 49 in KwaZulu-Natal, 8 in Gauteng, 7 in the Northwest, 7 in the Northern Cape, 6 in the Western Cape, and 14 in the Free State.
Therefore, the total number of deaths related to Covid-19 amounts to 16,866.
“We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the deceased and we thank the health workers who treated the deceased patients,” added the minister.
Recoveries now stand at 609,854 which translates into a 90% recovery rate.
4,209,049 tests have been performed with 21,132 new tests confirmed since the last report.
Source: Department of Health
These are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis:
More than a million dead
As of 1100 GMT on Thursday, the coronavirus pandemic had killed at least 1,018,634 people worldwide since it emerged in China in late 2019, according to an AFP tally based on official sources.
More than 34 million cases have been officially diagnosed.
The United States has suffered the most deaths, with 206,959, followed by Brazil with 143,952, India with 98,678, Mexico with 77,646 and Great Britain with 42,143.
Paris faces high alert
French authorities may put Paris on high virus alert as early as Monday, which could require the closure of all bars as the number of Covid-19 cases increases, says Health Minister Olivier Veran.
The capital and its closest suburbs, which comprise nearly seven million people, have already exceeded maximum alert thresholds, Veran said at a news conference.
Soccer fans can come back
The governing body of European football, UEFA, says it will allow spectators to return to matches in the Champions League and its other club and international competitions “at a maximum of 30 percent” of capacity.
So far, all the Champions League, Europa League and Nations League matches have been played behind closed doors due to Covid-19.
UK tightens more
The British government extends the blockades to Liverpool and several other cities in the north of England, effectively putting more than a quarter of the country of 66.8 million under tighter restrictions from the coronavirus.
And it imposes quarantine for travelers from Turkey and Poland due to the increasing risk of coronavirus in both countries.
Canada Extends Prohibition on Entry Outside the US
Canada extends the ban on non-essential international entries out of the United States until the end of October, amid a second wave of infections.
The United States has a separate relationship with Canada under which non-essential travelers cannot enter Canada, but essential workers can cross the border. That arrangement expires on October 21.
International flights in South Africa, Peru
The first regional and international flights land in South Africa, as its borders reopen after a closure of more than six months to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
And Peru will reopen its international airspace after a three-month shutdown on Monday, re-establishing ties with seven Latin American countries.
US airlines initiate new layoffs
American Airlines and United Airlines say they will begin laying off 19,000 and 13,000 workers, respectively, starting Thursday, the deadline they had set for an agreement on new aid to the pandemic-affected air travel sector.
US carriers who received billions in aid from Congress vowed to refrain from laying off workers until the end of September, setting the stage for thousands of job cuts in October.
Athens marathon canceled
The Athens marathon, scheduled for November, is canceled after the Greek athletic federation SEGAS said it could not “guarantee the absolute safety of the health of the runners.”
The Athens Marathon, which begins in Marathon, the city that gave the distance its name, and ends at the 1896 Athens Olympic Stadium, has grown over the past decade and now attracts tens of thousands of runners.
Additional AFP reports
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