[ad_1] Johannesburg – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says 3,953 South Africans have recovered from the Covid-19 virus, which has so far claimed the lives of more than 180 people in the country. This means that 800 more people have recovered from the virus since the last recovery update on Thursday …
Read More »Why should South Africa move to level 2 now?
[ad_1] Business for SA (B4SA) has stated that quickly moving South Africa to a level 2 blockade will save more than a million jobs, while allowing people to stay safe and follow COVID-19 health protocols. A report from the Sunday Times In the B4SA statement, he said the group is …
Read More »Coronavirus: hairdressers plan to brush the law to reopen salons during closure
[ad_1] Hairdressers are among the many service providers who lose their income during the coronavirus blockade that has been in place since March 26. To add insult to injury, many of them are small business owners or freelancers, which means they don’t qualify for unemployment insurance benefits. Despite the easing …
Read More »China to reform disease prevention system after Covid-19 exposes weaknesses
[ad_1] China will reform its disease prevention and control system to address the weaknesses exposed by the coronavirus outbreak, a senior health official said on Saturday. China has been criticized at home and abroad for being initially slow to react to the epidemic, which first erupted on a large scale …
Read More »It is not difficult to catch cigarettes
[ad_1] It’s that easy to buy cigarettes: a few WhatsApp messages, an order placed, an ‘Uber’ delivery and voila. WhatsApp and Uber have made selling cigarettes easy. We wanted to test how easy it is to buy them under lockdown. Through a friend, we sent a WhatsApp to a merchant, …
Read More »Return to work for public servants
[ad_1] Minister of Public Service Senzo Mchunu. (Photo: Gallo Images / The Times / Tebogo Letsie) Public servants must recognize their higher vocation as they return to work during Level 4 closure, said Minister of Administration and Public Service Senzo Mchunu. However, he did not comment on his department’s decision …
Read More »Covid-19 is our punishment, but we need to work with doctors to combat the pandemic, says Zulu King
[ad_1] “If you have (indigenous) knowledge, share it with them (doctors) because maybe you can provide a solution,” he said. The king said he was particularly concerned about the spread of the virus and its death rate as winter approaches. He called on South Africans to listen to and follow …
Read More »Ramaphosa calls for debts in poor African countries to be canceled to help fight coronavirus
[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa called for exemption from interest payments and possible cancellation of debt for low-income countries in Africa to manage the fight against the spread of the coronavirus. Ramaphosa said this during a virtual meeting with the heads of state of the neighboring countries of South Africa. In …
Read More »This is where the 8 deaths and 525 new infections come from.
[ad_1] Johannesburg: Almost six out of 10 new infections registered on Saturday came from the Western Cape province, data released by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize show. In terms of deaths, there were 8 new deaths, with all but one, from the Western Cape province. The other death came from the …
Read More »Here is the true effect the blockade had on COVID-19 infections in South Africa
[ad_1] South Africa recently emerged from a strict five-week blockade aimed at fighting the spread of the coronavirus. The strict level 5 blocking regulations prohibited any movement of people except the essential requirements. Most companies were required to close, the sale of alcohol and cigarettes was prohibited, and no outside …
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