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After observing a strict two-week quarantine, the Cuban cohort of doctors and medical health professionals are ready for deployment across the province.
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By looking at some of the lessons learnt from the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa, the way to effectively tackle Covid-19 becomes clearer, writes Webster Mavhu.
Although the ‘mouth, eyes and ears of the vulnerable and the defenceless’ nurses struggle with dangerous understaffing, equipment and medicine shortages and meagre salaries.
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A police woman from Bethlehem has tested positive for Covid-19, and community members have been advised to ramp up their sanitising practices and continue to follow lockdown regulations.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has affected all spheres of life – mental health and wellness included.
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With shared ablution facilities and no running water, Marikana and Nkandla informal settlements in Gauteng pose a high risk of Covid-19 infection, says Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Agriculture and Environment.
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As the number of coronavirus cases increases, the number of bogus claims about Covid-19 cures have too. Here’s what you need to know so you don’t fall victim to fake chain messages.
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Despite creating vigorous debate, could traditional medicine be the key to finding a coronavirus cure? Writes Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla.
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A Mahikeng doctor tests positive for Covid-19, as Health Minister Zweli Mkhize states that the number of healthcare workers infected with Covid-19 is above 500 people.
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“Since the lockdown, the priority has been to buy food, not sanitary,” says Nompumelelo Nkosi.
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The new coronavirus has exposed the staggeringly uneven distribution of life-saving medical equipment across the world. Ventilators are an essential tool in the treatment of respiratory illnesses, including severe cases of COVID-19, yet across 41 African countries there are fewer than 2,000 ventilators serving hundreds of millions of people. By Joshua Setipa, Managing Director of the UN Technology Bank.
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In April, the Gauteng government announced its plans to prepare for a peak in the number of Covid-19 cases that would require hospitalisation. Health-e News speaks to Dr Relebohile Ncha, clinical manager at Tembisa Hospital’s Covid-19 Unit.