Gauteng braces itself for Covid-19 storm
After months of modelling and planning for a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases, Gauteng is seeing a rapid rise in cases requiring hospitalisation.
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#CoronavirusSA: Allegations of expired food and poor hygiene at Nasrec quarantine site
Covid-19 patients quarantined at Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg allege that the catering company has provided them with expired food, which they say, “makes their [health] situation worse.”
Victim of mesh failure in pain as COVID-19 blocks access to treatment
Victim of botched surgical mesh implant warns against the high-risk procedure.
#Helpafriendout: Community-led project centres nutrition needs
"Growing up, I used to help my grandparents with their small garden where we grew flowers, cabbage and spinach. That's where I developed an interest in farming,” says Amogelang Moroba, chairperson of the Soshanguve-based organisation #Helpafriendout.
Covid-19 research insights excite
Scientists are hard at work learning everything there is to know about coronavirus – and their research could lead to breakthroughs in preventing the spread of Covid-19, reducing mortality rates and improving treatment regimes.
Parents devastated over Covid-19 cases in EC school
Over 200 positive Covid-19 cases have been identified in a boarding school in the Eastern Cape, much to the worry of parents whose children attend the school.
Flu vaccine elusive for some
With the flu season slowly creeping in, South Africans have been advised to get the flu shot to boost their immune systems against influenza and ease the upcoming winter flu burden.
#LockdownSA: Looming food emergency due to structural inequalities
The nutrition challenges facing South Africa are complex and underpinned by historical and current inequalities, while undernutrition coexists with the rising incidence of obesity and non-communicable diseases, say experts.
Covid-19 confirmed at Joburg old age home
Over eighty residents and staff of the Greek Old Age Home in Orange Grove are awaiting the results of their tests after the facility recorded its first case of Covid-19 last week. Due to the backlog of tests being processed nationally, results could take up to 11 days, writes Jamaine Krige.
#CoronavirusSA: Pupils relocated due to lack of sanitation
As schools reopen in South Africa with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, some are failing to meet basic levels of sanitation.
Vitiligo is treatable but not curable
World Vitiligo Day falls on June 25 but it will be commemorated differently this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mboweni’s budget: a response to #Covid19 pandemic
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has tabled a supplementary budget on Wednesday afternoon as the country’s response to Covid-19 pandemic including a boost for local health. Mboweni says the reviewed budget aims to adjusted budget sets out “a roadmap to stabilise…
CoronavirusSA: Household members a massive risk to each other
People with Covid-19 could be more infectious before the development of symptoms than during their actual illness, a new study finds. By: Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
Go the extra mile for workplace safety
When at work, there’s a few methods to reduce the chance of Covid-19 transmission for yourself and your colleagues.By Helen Grange
South Africa kicks off R150-million Covid-19 vaccine trial
Hopes are high as the country undertakes its first vaccine trial for Covid-19 – but if successful, the general public will have to wait until at least until late 2021 to access it. By Helen Grange.