A new fleet of mobile sampling testing units are to be rolled out across South Africa this week in hopes that increased testing will curb the spread of the coronavirus disease COVID-19.
But the news isn’t all good — the province sees all districts, bar one, with confirmed Covid-19 cases.
The nurse attended the prayer breakfast at the Divine Restoration Ministries in Ribblesdale, Bloemfontein, and did not self-isolate in the intervening period.
In an attempt to contain and mitigate against the global pandemic Covid-19, the Gauteng Health Department is calling on qualified professionals to apply for roles on its online portal.
Healthcare workers are currently at the forefront of the Covid-19 battle, as President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that they provide an essential service. But as the number of positive cases increases, vulnerable healthcare workers want to get tested too.
Taxi drivers, post office officials and social grant recipients have been adjusting to life in lockdown, with varying levels of success.
As the younger generation flocked to cash pay points to receive their grants, it was the elderly and others who were disadvantaged. Many pensioners braved the long wait because they needed the money to guy groceries.
The elderly, and those living with disabilities, in the North West struggled to get transport to their grant payment points on the fourth day of the national lockdown.
The current state sexual and reproductive rights for transgender people is complicated — with ground-breaking legislation on one hand, but poor communication about what is offered by healthcare facilities and practical barriers to access care on the other.
The South African government is intensifying efforts to test the public for the COVID-19 virus, as the confirmed number of infections increases to 1 326, and results in three deaths.
Initiates in the province will have to wait for their traditional transition into manhood, as initiation schools have been put on ice for this year.
As South Africa continues to take precautions against the COVID-19 pandemic, government says it will ensure that those who receive social grants are protected against the spread of the virus as they access their South African Social Security (SASSA) payments
More than one hundred South Africans are set to return to their homes following their evacuation from coronavirus epicenter Wuhan, and subsequent quarantine at the Ranch Hotel, outside Polokwane.
As South Africa went through its first day of lockdown, it had its hiccups and peaked at more than 1000 positive COVID-19 cases.
On the first day of the national lockdown, a frustrated Daveyton resident laments that the government’s plans aren’t well implemented.
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