Western Cape Metro hospitals at 105% capacity
Beds are running out fast in Cape Metro hospitals with ICUs in particular overflowing with Covid-19 and trauma patients.
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Women make up 58% of Covid-19 infections in South Africa says NICD
Women are being infected by Covid-19 at a higher rate than men in South Africa says the NICD as it releases more data showing an accelerated spread of the coronavirus.
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Stricter lock down possible as new Covid-19 strain upends hospital plans
The number of Covid-19 cases surged in South Africa on the eve of Christmas with officials now warning a tougher shutdown is on the cards.
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Long queues in the Eastern Cape could accelerate spread of Covid-19
As people line up for social services in the Eastern Cape there are fears that people languishing in these queues may be a health risk
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“My worst fears had come true”- a young person’s rendezvous with Covid-19
With South Africa's Covid-19 cases nearing the 900 000 mark, Health-e News virtually sat down with a graduate student from the University of Cape Town (UCT). lance-selae august recently tested positive for COVID-19 despite taking necessary precautions.
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Beach abuse leaves government little room to move on Covid-19
As Festive Season begins there are signs that government will clamp down further with beach goers ignoring social distancing and mask wearing rules.
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North West taxi drivers pay for PPE out of their own pockets
With passengers set to increase dramatically during the festive season amid a second wave of Covid-19 infections, taxi drivers complain that the owners are not buying sanitisers or PPE.
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President Ramaphosa hopeful of Covid-19 vaccine in early 2021
South Africa is set to receive initial Covid-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility to cover 10% of its population in the early part of 2021, says Ramaphosa.
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Amajuba’s dilapidated district hospital gets a facelift to fight #Covid-19
A dilapidated local hospital in the rural area of KwaZulu-Natal has been upgraded to deal with the surge in Covid-19 cases as lockdown looms.
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#LockdownSA: Child hunger on the rise
“The most painful feeling any parent can ever experience is to tell your children that there’s no food at home and there’s nothing you can do,” says 53-year-old Tendani Tseisi, a struggling father from Limpopo.
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Free State mental health organisation receives Covid-19 help
Phuthanang Mental Health Institution fulfils an important role in the Botshabelo community, and recently received a Covid-19 protection boost via the Positive Action Campaign and the National Association of People Living HIV/AIDS.
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Growing interest in African traditional medicine to fight Covid-19
“Modern science alone cannot be taken as the only method to fight the pandemic,” says Dingaka Association of North West president, Annah Rabotapi.
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Dual pandemics at the centre of Women’s Month
Recently, Minister Nkoana-Mashabane launched 2020 Women’s Month, which will prioritise both how Covid-19 affects women, and the rising rates of gender-based violence during the country’s national lockdown.
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Corpse mix-up leaves Eastern Cape family traumatised
A bungle, that is being blamed on the Covid-19 pandemic, led to a heartbroken East London family being told the wrong body had been released to them, one week after the funeral was held.
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WHO Africa concerned about health workers testing positive for Covid-19
South African health care workers are increasingly testing positive for Covid-19 as cases rise across the continent, with South Africa no exception.
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