[ad_1] It has already been a reverse campaign for Liverpool, as they have many injuries to occupy the top of the table at Christmas. Jurgen Klopp’s team has battled serious injury problems to put themselves on pole position and retain their Premier League crown in May. Liverpool’s massive injuries, Klopp’s …
Read More »Mkhize lashes out at UK minister for saying SA Covid-19 variant is ‘more transmittable’
[ad_1] By Theolin Tembo 3h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Cape Town – South African Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize criticized comments made by UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock about the SA Covid-19 variant as “more transmissible”. Both Great Britain and South Africa are currently facing a second wave of …
Read More »Don’t blame South Africa for UK second wave, warns Mkhize
[ad_1] South Africa’s Health Minister Dr Zwelini Mkhize has challenged a statement by his UK counterpart Matt Hancock about South Africa’s link to the mutated strain of the coronavirus that has been spreading in the UK. The UK health secretary said at a press conference earlier this week that a …
Read More »On Christmas Eve SA registers 14,305 new cases of coronavirus and 326 deaths
[ad_1] By IOL Reporter 5h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare On Christmas Eve 2020, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize reported that 14,305 new coronavirus cases were identified and 326 more Covid-19-related deaths confirmed. South Africa has a cumulative total of 968,563 Covid-19 cases, while the death toll is 25,983. “Sadly, we …
Read More »Mkhize criticizes travel bans, saying ‘there is no evidence’ that the new SA variant is more dangerous
[ad_1] But Mkhize criticized Hancock, saying his comments “have created the perception that the SA variant has been a major factor in the second wave in the UK.” “This is not correct. There is evidence that the UK variant was developed earlier than the South African variant,” he said. Mkhize …
Read More »UK Confirms Two Covid-19 Variants, Praises SA Geneticists – The Citizen
[ad_1] Britain has imposed an immediate travel ban to and from South Africa, following the discovery of two cases of the mutant variation of Covid-19 that arrived with people arriving from this country. In a briefing yesterday afternoon, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that anyone who has arrived in …
Read More »Covid-19 rise in South Africa driven by a new variant
[ad_1] The government may have to review current lockdown restrictions and consider new measures to curb the exponential spread of the Covid-19 virus, says Health Minister Dr. Zwelini Mkhize. The minister’s remarks come as South Africa registered 14,046 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 26%, bringing the …
Read More »UK Confirms Two Covid-19 Variants, Praises SA Geneticists – The Citizen
[ad_1] Britain has imposed an immediate travel ban to and from South Africa, following the discovery of two cases of the mutant variation of Covid-19 that arrived with people arriving from this country. In a briefing yesterday afternoon, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that anyone who has arrived in …
Read More »Government to consider new blockade restrictions for South Africa: Mkhize
[ad_1] Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize says the government will review lockdown restrictions in South Africa as the country sees an increase in Covid-19 infections. On Wednesday (December 23), the country reported 14,046 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the accumulated cases in the country to 954,258. An additional 411 deaths …
Read More »UK Announces Travel Restrictions for South Africa Due to New Covid-19 Variant
[ad_1] The UK government has announced new travel restrictions for South Africa after a second variant of Covid-19 was detected in the country. In a statement on Wednesday (December 23), UK Health and Welfare Secretary Matt Hancock said that the restrictions would take effect immediately and that flights to South …
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