Gift of the Givers (GOTG) has pledged its assistance to aid the fight against the novel coronavirus in South Africa. The humanitarian organisation’s founder, Dr Imtiaz Sooliman said R5 million had been put aside from emergency funds should the need arise. Sooliman announced GOTG would also avail its emergency medical[…]
Western Cape police on Tuesday denied that its police stations in Cape Town would close as a result of the novel coronavirus. Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said reports on social media to that effect were “fake news”. The police stations mentioned include, among others, Delft, Mfuleni, Kuils River and[…]
The Islamic authority that oversees Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem has announced that the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock will close their doors to worshippers as a precaution against the new coronavirus, adding that outdoor prayers will still be allowed at the complex that houses Islam’s third holiest[…]
Lebanon will announce a “state of medical emergency” on Sunday, shutting down all public and private institutions except hospitals, pharmacies and bakeries in an effort to contain a coronavirus outbreak, a presidential palace source said. Supermarkets “will open within specific times, not all the time”, while banks will be ordered[…]
The 51st running of the Two Oceans Marathon on Easter Saturday, 11 April 2020 has been cancelled in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and the worldwide spread of the coronavirus. In addition to the ultra marathon, the half marathon which was also due to be staged on Easter Saturday, as[…]
With increasing concern around how Muslims should safeguard against the novel coronavirus, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has issued some guidelines to mosques and musallees in a bid to lower the risk of the virus spreading. The World Health Organisation has declared COVID19 a global pandemic, as more than 4,900[…]
Eight Western Cape schools, all under the banner of the United Herzlia Schools have shut their doors over fears of a possible coronavirus breakout in the province. The National Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has confirmed that the Western Cape now has two new COVID19 cases. This brings the total number[…]
South Korea, once the largest coronavirus outbreak outside China, has seen its newly recovered patients exceed fresh infections for the first time on Friday, as it reported its lowest number of new cases for three weeks. However, the death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has jumped in[…]
The Western Cape education department (WCED) on Thursday said schools in the province would remain open despite a man testing positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. Western Cape education MEC, Debbie Schäfer urged residents to remain calm. “There is currently one confirmed case of Covid-19 in the Western Cape. He is[…]
South Africans being repatriated from Wuhan, China, will be kept in isolation for between 14 and 21 days, with soldiers and the army patrolling the perimeter of a special quarantine facility in Limpopo, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Thursday. He described Wuhan as being “awash” with the Coronavirus during[…]
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