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[ad_1] General view of nurses in a hospital ward. The deputy public protector, defender Kholeka Gcaleka, described a serious shortage of PPE and staff in 17 public hospitals in South Africa. A report compiled by the Office of the Public Protector describes the serious difficulties facing the health sector. In …

[ad_1] By Reuters, AFP 1 hour ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Johannesburg – At least five countries and airlines, including Germany and Turkey, are reported to have banned flights from South Africa on Monday over the discovery of a new variant of the coronavirus. South Africa’s health department said last …

[ad_1] Click the links below for the full story or visit our home page for the latest news: Covid-19 Daily Update: 9,445 New Confirmed Cases, Along With 152 More Deaths Source: Department of Health As of Sunday, December 20, the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases detected is 921,922 with 9,445 …

[ad_1] Dis-Chem Pharmacies has confirmed Competition Court approval for the Baby City acquisition, along with three other transactions that it says will further the group’s position as a key provider of integrated primary health care services. The company said that on November 20, 2020, it received unconditional approval from the …

[ad_1] The 109 of the ANCth The anniversary celebrations, scheduled for Jan. 8 at Ga-Mphahlele in Limpopo, have been canceled, he announced Monday. This comes after national political party officials met on Monday morning and received a report from Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on the second wave of the Covid-19 …

[ad_1] Professor Ian Sanne, a member of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19, said there is a big difference between a ‘strain’ and a ‘variant’ following the announcement of two new variants of the virus. JOHANNESBURG – South Africa, along with the rest of the world, has been trying to …

[ad_1] By Staff Reporter 1 hour ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Cape Town – With hospitalizations on the rise due to the second wave of Covid-19 infections, the Western Cape government has made a number of changes to its current healthcare offering. Among them is news that the Western Cape …

[ad_1] Most of the small lodge owners had pinned their hopes of survival on their reservations for the season (iStock). A third of the guesthouses on the Garden Route indicate that they have lost at least 50% of their reservations. The cancellations began two weeks ago due to news of …

[ad_1] More than a dozen European nations have already banned flights and travelers from Britain, and more are expected to take action on a highly infectious new variant of coronavirus that the UK said was “out of control”. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a virtual press conference at 10 …

[ad_1] The country’s new Covid-19 variant has met with mixed reactions from many, with some calling it “a special variant.” On Friday, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and a panel of scientists announced that the new variant was causing a second wave of infections. Mkhize said the SARS-COV-2 virus variant, or …