Health

Corruption and laxity on the Beitbridge border

[ad_1] The Herald Victor MaphosaHerald ReporterIt’s easy to get to and from South Africa through the official border post without a valid passport and Covid-19 certificate, legal requirements on both sides, thanks to corrupt officials in both countries. However, it costs R1 200 for a middleman, who presumably pays officials …

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Mediclinic Makes Changes As ICUs Fill Amidst Covid-19 Second Wave

[ad_1] Private hospital group Mediclinic International says it is struggling with capacity constraints as SA experiences a second wave of coronavirus infections. Patients seeking care at Mediclinic hospitals are outpacing previous numbers during the first peak, GM Gerrit de Villiers said in a statement. Many intensive care and intensive care …

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US is watching ‘very carefully’ a new virus variant

[ad_1] The US authorities are analyzing “very carefully” the variant of the virus that spreads in the United Kingdom. a US panel of experts recommended that people 75 and older should be the next vaccinations against the virus, along with 30 million “essential front-line workers.” Nearly eight million more doses …

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EU watchdog approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

[ad_1] The European Medicines Agency said the “historic” step paved the way for vaccines to finally start in a few days in the 27 EU countries where cases of the disease are increasing. In this file photo taken on November 23, 2020, this image taken on November 23, 2020 shows …

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