The outbreak has entered a more serious phase after authorities confirmed that two cases detected in SA involve the Andes variant
Health officials are monitoring possible exposures in Gauteng after passengers linked to a deadly cruise ship outbreak passed through South Africa, with one patient in critical…
President Cyril Ramaphosa said it was about the rapid spread of the disease across the continent, which reflected a ‘concerning shift in the epidemiological pattern’
The African Centres for Disease Control said so far in 2024, 13 countries had confirmed 2 863 cases and 517 deaths from the viral disease
The health department said it is investigating the local transmission of the disease after the infected patients were found to have no travel history
Three cases in Gauteng were imported or import-related from Malawi but the increasing number of locally acquired cases is raising concerns
The rising number of cases has become a cause for concern, says health minister
Disease detected in a 30 year old male who had no history of travel, contact tracing underway to identify any additional linked cases
The vast majority of hospital admissions in Gauteng are of unvaccinated people, data from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases shows
Some 22 positive cases of the B.1.1.529 variant have been confirmed in South Africa, as Covid-19 cases increase in Gauteng, the North West and Limpopo
Meeting between scientists of both countries may pave way for removal from red list
The effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines is becoming clear from the difference in the number of people admitted to hospital between those who have received at least one vaccine…
Wastewater Based Epidemiology Surveillance programme surveillance and needs to be escalated in the fight against this pandemic
Two people who were vaccinated and then got Covid-19 have mixed feelings about getting the jab
The level four lockdown may have been too late for Gauteng but other provinces will benefit from stricter measures
Increasing seroprevalence in South Africa could help curb the disastrous effects a third wave could have on communities. But no one is out of the woods yet
The Durban University of Technology (DUT) on Wednesday closed its five KwaZulu-Natal campuses until further notice after scores of prospective students descended on its main…
Some people report testing positive for Covid-19 after initially having the disease and then testing negative. Scientists are still trying to understand if this means that…
South Africa has largely escaped the fate of several European countries and the United States, but that doesn’t mean we can’t prepare, just in case
The government’s plan to deal with the pandemic and its aftermath includes managing ‘the challenges of bereavement’ that will accompany large-scale deaths
