[ad_1] Joe Biden has criticized the choice of Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court Justice. The president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced it as his choice on Saturday. Conservative groups welcome the election. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and other members of his party on Saturday criticized the …
Read More »How the lockdown might work if there is a second wave of Covid-19 infections in South Africa
[ad_1] The South African government will re-implement higher levels of lockdown if a second wave of Covid-19 infections hits South Africa, but things will be handled differently this time, experts say. Talking to Relationship, medical expert Professor Salim Abdool Karim said that if a second wave of infections hits South …
Read More »What’s in City Press? Gauteng chiefs were ordered to pay R30 million; NPA wants to indict woman for ‘extorting’ Masondo
[ad_1] City Press | September 27, 2020 Your guide to great journalism in your newspaper today. Gauteng bosses ordered to return R30 million Gauteng officials implicated in the province’s Covid-19 personal protective equipment looting scandal were ordered to return nearly R30 million to the state. In addition, their pensions have …
Read More »Zweli Mkhize dissolves the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Covid-19
[ad_1] By Bloomberg 7h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare By Antony Sguazzin Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has dissolved the government’s scientific advisory committee on the coronavirus, some of whose members have openly disagreed with state measures to combat the disease. Members of the Covid-19 Ministerial Advisory Committee were informed by …
Read More »New balls, please! Rafa Nadal, unhappy with the choice of the French Open
[ad_1] By Reuters September 25, 2020 Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare PARIS – French Open organizers have had enough trouble dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, dwindling fans at the venue, and inclement weather, but they faced another controversy on Friday: criticism of the election of the ball for this year’s edition. …
Read More »Dr. Zweli Mkhize thanks SA for continuing to fight COVID-19
[ad_1] South Africa has dropped to 10th in the count of countries with the highest number of known infections from John Hopkins University. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and members of his team took on the #JerusalemaDanceChallenge on Heritage Day. Image: supplied JOHANNESBURG – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said that while …
Read More »Level 1: WHO raises the red flag after the increase in Covid-19 cases in South Africa
[ad_1] Estimated deaths from Covid-19 are said to have exceeded 36,500. The WHO expressed concern after a six percent increase in Covid-19 cases in South Africa. Health authorities have warned the public that easing restrictions may lead to an increase in cases. The average daily increase in South Africa stood …
Read More »No evidence of mass deaths expected from Covid-19
[ad_1] By Chelsea Geach 4h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare CONTRARY to predictions of mass deaths due to Covid-19 on the continent, Africans appear to be twice as likely not to experience symptoms of the virus, according to a preliminary analysis by the African branch of the World Health Organization …
Read More »Mkhize Dissolves Covid-19 Advisory Group
[ad_1] South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has dissolved the government’s scientific advisory committee on the coronavirus. Some members of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Covid-19 were informed by letter this week that the group is being reconfigured, Francois Venter of the University of the Witwatersrand said in a text …
Read More »Covid-19: 1480 new cases bring the total to 668 529
[ad_1] King Philippe of Belgium visits the medical component of the Belgian army in Marche-en-Famenne. Philip Reynaers / Photonews via Getty Images As of Friday, South Africa had registered 1,480 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the cumulative number of detected cases to 668,529. In addition, the Department of Health recorded …
Read More »