The Department of Health has suspended visiting hours at all public health facilities in the country with immediate effect amid the COVID-19 outbreak. In a statement, the department says the decision was taken in light of the 21-day national lockdown imposed by President Cyril Ramaphosa. It also comes as the[…]
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says it will deploy members from its Reserve Force to complement contingents deployed across the country in the battle against the spread of the coronavirus. In addition, the SA Military Health Service will deploy Reserve Force doctors, nurses and operational emergency care practitioners.[…]
As the countdown begins towards the 21 day national lockdown, many parents may find themselves in uncharted waters. As unique measures will be enforced by the police, with the support of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) which would be aimed at limiting movement as far as possible, to[…]
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has warned South Africans the government will take decisive steps to deal with people infected with Covid-19 who refuse to provide their personal information. Mkhize said should a patient refuse to provide the government with personal information – including a list of contacts – it would[…]
Weeks of rumours of a national lockdown was realized on Monday evening when President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered an assuring speech to South Africans. It came a week after he declared a National State of Disaster due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. In his address, a host of restrictions[…]
Questions around the processes for the burial of Muslim coronavirus patients have been raised, bringing to the fore a range of important issues from an Islamic and health perspective. As it stands South Africa has 402 confirmed cases of Covid-19. Gauteng has the highest cases of the virus and the Western[…]
The total number of Covid-19 cases in SA is now 202 with seven cases in the Free State – which recorded its first case a day ago. Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Friday that Gauteng had 33 cases, Western Cape 11 and KwaZulu-Natal seven. The first five people[…]
Turkey has announced its first death related to the novel coronavirus, as the country also reports 51 new cases of the disease, reaching a current total of 98. The victim was an 89-year-old who had been an employee of a man who had connections to China, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin[…]
South Africa faces a significant shortage of Covid-19 test kits if testing for the novel coronavirus needs to be ramped up, scientists and virologists warn. Test kits are imported and experts say that both the public and private sector are already under strain to provide enough kits for the demand[…]
VOC News has learnt that the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has revised its fatwa on the opening of masajid in Cape Town. According to sources inside the MJC, Jumuah will be suspended for 4 weeks. However, masajid can remain open for the five daily prayers. The decision was revised after[…]
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