Widespread anger has erupted in Kuwait over a lack of medicine, with many warning that the country risks a national crisis over the problem. Both doctors and ordinary citizens have been using social media platforms to express their concerns over the medicine shortage, detailing how difficult it has been to obtain certain[…]
By Aneeqa Du Plessis Gratitude overflowed through the corridors of Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) this morning where the Groote Schuur Hospital Trust (GSH Trust) along with its partners (Gift of the Givers, Western Cape Health Department, UCT, Hike2Heal and Voice of the Cape) celebrated the opening of the Surgical Recovery[…]
Private hospital group, Melomed, says COVID-19 patients who are at the end of their lives will now be allowed to receive visitors. Private and government-funded hospitals previously implemented a no-visitors policy as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several services such as antenatal classes and some surgeries have also been[…]
The Western Cape cabinet and provincial heads of department have received a detailed report at a bosberaad on the nature of a second pandemic expected in the wake of the COVID-19. Unemployment and poverty Premier Alan Winde says the hard interventions taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 will lead[…]
South Korea has reported no new domestic coronavirus cases for the first time since February, the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. The KCDC reported four new infections, all imported cases, taking the national tally to 10,765. The death toll rose by one to 247, while 9,059[…]
The Department of Health has reported 10 more Covid-19-related deaths in the country, which brings the toll to 103. Three were reported in Gauteng, four in the Western Cape, two in KwaZulu-Natal and one in the Eastern Cape. In Gauteng, the three who died were aged 89, 82 and 80.[…]
Following a presidential decree made yesterday, treatment for coronavirus in Turkey’s public hospitals will be completely free of charge. Patients will be provided protective gear and testing, in addition to medicine, even if they failed to pay state insurance. Citing an anonymous Turkish official, Middle East Eye reported that the[…]
South Africa appears to be woefully underprepared for a serious escalation in Covid-19 cases, with roughly 3 000 out of about 7 000 critical care beds available between the public and private healthcare sectors, according to best estimates. On Thursday, News24 reported approximate projections used by the government indicated 80%[…]
The deadly coronavirus outbreak that has spread from China does not yet constitute a “pandemic”, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Sylvie Briand, head of WHO’s Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness, also stressed the importance of tackling unfounded rumours about the virus. A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a[…]
After months of hard work, finally the ribbon was cut to officially unveil the District Six Community Day Centre (CDC) on Wednesday. Premier Helen Zille and Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo did the honours at the special event, attended by members of the District Six community. The R104 million four-storey District[…]
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