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[ad_1] With some viruses, once you have been infected and developed antibodies, you will be immune to that virus for life. Past infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, does not guarantee, as far as is known at this stage, protection against future infections. Caroline Southey, editor of The …

[ad_1] South Africa has passed a bleak milestone in the Covid-19 pandemic, recording more than 1 million accumulated confirmed infections since the crisis first hit the country in March 2020. Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize announced that the country has registered 1,004,413 cases, with 9,502 new cases reported on Sunday …

[ad_1] South Africa is considering reinstating a full ban on the sale of liquor as the number of Covid-19 infections rises during the summer holiday season, said a person familiar with the discussions. Restrictions on the sale of alcohol have been implemented to varying degrees since one of the world’s …

[ad_1] Rachel Kolisi tested positive for Covid-19 and said on Instagram: “It has been so harsh and scary at times.” “I never had a fever, no sore throat, no cough,” she said of her symptoms. Siya, who tested negative, said on Instagram that “it has been a roller coaster experience.” …

[ad_1] By Noni Mokati 39m ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Johannesburg: The National Coronavirus Command Council will continue its extensive consultations with various provinces and stakeholders ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s long-awaited speech in the wake of a surge in Covid-19 infections across the country. Ramaphosa spokesman Tyrone Seale could …

[ad_1] The government said it is considering new measures to address the outbreak amid the threat of a new, fast-spreading variant. South Africa has reported at least one million coronavirus cases since confirming its first case in March, the Health Ministry said late Sunday, just days after a new, faster-spreading …

[ad_1] South Africa has officially registered more than a million cumulative cases of COVID-19, with the Department of Health announcing a total of 1,004,413. FILE: A doctor enters the Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit (RMPRU) at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto on July 14, 2020. Image: AFP JOHANNESBURG …

[ad_1] South Africa is considering reinstating a full ban on the sale of liquor as the number of Covid-19 infections rises during the summer holiday season, said a person familiar with the discussions. Restrictions on the sale of alcohol have been implemented to varying degrees since one of the world’s …

[ad_1] POLITICS The country’s three main parties had to come up with ingenious ways to stay relevant and in the public eye without being able to hold public conferences and rallies. How to perform their political functions and duties without putting themselves and their constituents at risk of contracting Covid-19 …

[ad_1] AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot says his company’s COVID-19 vaccine “should continue to be effective” against mutated virus strains, The Sunday Times reports. “But we can’t be sure, so we’re going to test that,” Soriot told the newspaper. A new strain of virus discovered in the UK may be up …