LOCAL A second fatal case of Guillain-Barré syndrome has been confirmed after vaccination with the Janssen jab for Covid-19, the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority said. The first case was confirmed on August 4. No details about the latest case were disclosed. Sahpra said: “Causality assessment of the reported case[…]
United Nation Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says the 150 000 children who have been orphaned by COVID-19 in South Africa, must be offered protection and stability to assist them move forward with their lives. A UNICEF study released recently pointed to the negative effects that COVID-19 has had on families[…]
LOCAL SA is not out of the woods yet and should brace itself for another wave of Covid-19 infections, says a health expert. Barry Schoub, a leading virologist, flagged that the biggest challenge is the low vaccine uptake. “It is very low and we need to increase it quite urgently[…]
Domestic workers in South Africa are among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the country’s economic decline. Data from the Old Mutual Savings and Investment Monitor survey (OMSIM) shows that more South African households have recently chosen to do without a domestic worker to save money. The findings[…]
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic and high rate of HIV, SA’s population has grown and is estimated to be 60.6-million people, according to the Stats SA mid-year population estimates. The overall growth rate is estimated to be 1,06% in the period 2021–2022. The black African population is in the majority (49,07-million)[…]
While it welcomes the repeal of three key COVID-19 regulations, the Western Cape Department of Health has urged the voluntary wearing of masks where applicable. Dr Saadiq Kariem (Chief of Operations) says this includes people who have flu symptoms, those with underlying chronic conditions and the elderly. He said wearing[…]
JEDDAH: The Saudi Ministry of Health reported 565 new cases of COVID-19 in the Kingdom on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases to 770,650 over the course of the pandemic, which started in December 2019. The authorities also confirmed three new COVID-19-related deaths, raising the total number of fatalities to 9,155.[…]
The SA Post Office has temporarily suspended its airmail service to China due to travel restrictions. SA Post Office spokesperson Johan Kruger said parts of China were in lockdown to reduce the spread of Covid-19 and air travel had been restricted. “Surface mail to China remains available,” he said. Meanwhile,[…]
LOCAL The DA has called on social development minister Lindiwe Zulu to allow for payment of the R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant for existing beneficiaries without them having to reapply for it. The official opposition’s call comes after the department announced on Friday that all eligible recipients, including[…]
China’s financial hub of Shanghai reported more new Covid-19 related deaths on Friday, as residents vented their anger over a harsh lockdown and strict censorship online. Shanghai’s full-city lockdown began at the start of April, though many people have been confined to their homes for much longer, and the stress[…]
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