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SA’s Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Rise

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Seven confirmed cases of Coronavirus The number of Coronavirus cases in South Africa has risen to seven, after four more cases were confirmed on Monday. The Department of Health has now embarked on a rigorous campaign of tracing every person the seven individuals have been in contact with since returning to South Africa just over a week ago. Some of the identified patients, the Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, told reporters, had shown symptoms, while others had not. However, they … [Read more...] about SA’s Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Rise

Coronavirus: WHO urges speedy response

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on Coronavirus affected countries to work with speed in dealing with the virus Briefing the media on Thursday, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made a clarion call to countries to act with speed and for governments to show determination. The Coronavirus death toll, as of Thursday, stands at 3 281, with a total of 95 265 reported cases of COVID-19 globally. On Thursday, South African Health Minister … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: WHO urges speedy response

Coronavirus being handled with urgency, care: President

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Livingstone Hospital in Port Elizabeth named as a centre for isolation and treatment of people infected with Coronavirus South Africans should not panic but rather be alert. That is the advice from President Cyril Ramaphosa following the announcement of the first case of the Coronavirus in the country. The President has assured that government is and will continue to demonstrate urgency and caution as the country deals with its first confirmed case of Coronavirus. The President on … [Read more...] about Coronavirus being handled with urgency, care: President

SA applying stringent measures to deal with Coronavirus: Mkhize

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Who is most at risk from COVID-19? The Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, says South Africa will monitor pedantically developments around Coronavirus after confirming the first positive case of COVID-19. Briefing the media on Thursday afternoon following the first confirmed case of Coronavirus in the country, Mkhize said there is no need to panic as medical authorities are taking all measures to contain the spread of the virus. A 38-year-old KwaZulu-Natal man, who travelled to Italy … [Read more...] about SA applying stringent measures to deal with Coronavirus: Mkhize

Government should take the nation into its confidence and table plans to deal with Coronavirus

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Siviwe Gwarube MP - DA Shadow Minister of Health The following speech was delivered in Parliament today during the Debate of National Importance on Coronavirus. Speaker, Panic has set across the world as the COVID-19 virus continues to wreak havoc in countries with some of the strongest health systems. The Coronavirus has led to the near-collapse of global markets which have suffered losses akin to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. It is clear that the world is gripped with fear as … [Read more...] about Government should take the nation into its confidence and table plans to deal with Coronavirus

First case of Coronavirus reported in SA

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After tempting fate this morning THIS happened The Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has confirmed the first case of Coronavirus in South Africa on Thursday afternoon. The Minister took to Twitter to make the announcement just moments before a Parliamentary debate on South Africa’s readiness to deal with Coronavirus (COVD-19). “This morning, Thursday, March 5, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed that a suspected case of COVID-19 has tested … [Read more...] about First case of Coronavirus reported in SA

Update on repatriation of South Africans from Wuhan City

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There are no reported cases of the virus in South Africa An aircraft with the capacity to bring back South Africans from the Coronavirus hit Wuhan City in China has been secured. “An interdisciplinary team of relevant departments including Health, Home Affairs, Social Development and the Defence Force will form part of the repatriation team from China to South Africa,” the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NatJOINTS) said in a statement on Wednesday. The team will be … [Read more...] about Update on repatriation of South Africans from Wuhan City

Lets put the COVID-19 ‘situation’ in another light

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Are we mad, are we being manipulated or does someone know something that we don't? The influenza epidemic that swept the world in 1918 killed an estimated 50 million people. One fifth of the world's population was attacked by this deadly virus. Within months, it had killed more people than any other illness in recorded history. The plague emerged in two phases. In late spring of 1918, the first phase, known as the "three-day fever," appeared without warning. Few deaths were reported. … [Read more...] about Lets put the COVID-19 ‘situation’ in another light