Latest CoronaVirus News & Updates from South Africa
South Africa takes first step to offer jabs to the elderly
3h | Associated Press on MSN.comSouth Africa took the first step in its mass vaccination campaign on Friday by starting online registrations for the elderly ...
Read moreCases of South Africa variant found in Birmingham
1h | BBCA "small number of cases" of the South Africa Covid-19 variant have been found, Birmingham City Council says. One case was ...
Read moreOnce again, South Africa finds itself halting use, at least temporarily, of a Covid-19 vaccine it had bet on.
2d | New York TimesThe change comes after concerns of rare blood clots that emerged in a handful of people in the United States who had received the shot.
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1d | The Daily TelegraphProof that vaccines are reducing deaths and cases; Covid 'may have caused cancer patient's tumours to vanish' Antibody levels ...
Read moreSouth Africa not considering terminating J&J contract, minister says
2d | Reuters on MSN.comSouth Africa is not considering terminating its contract with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) (JNJ.N) for 31 million doses of its ...
Read moreSouth Africa says non-refundable downpayments among onerous vaccine terms
2d | Reuters on MSN.comSouth Africa agreed to onerous conditions like non-refundable downpayments to secure COVID-19 vaccines from Johnson & Johnson ...
Read moreSouth Africa Pauses J&J Vaccination Campaign After US Expresses Concerns
2d | Voice of AmericaSouth Africa’s health minister says the nation will still hit its COVID-19 vaccination targets, even as it pauses the use of ...
Read moreCovid: South Africa variant in Smethwick prompts extra testing
2d | BBCResidents in certain postcodes in Smethwick are being urged to get tested for coronavirus after a case of the South Africa ...
Read moreSouth Africa Says Downpayments to J&J, Pfizer Not Refundable
2d | U.S. News & World ReportSouth Africa's COVID-19 vaccine deals with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Pfizer have non-refundability clauses, meaning that ...
Read moreSouth Africa’s Spats With J&J, Pfizer Mask Patent Concerns
8h | Bloomberg on MSN.comPharmaceutical companies supplying South Africa with Covid-19 vaccines are pressing the country to stop trying to loosen ...
Read moreOnce again, South Africa finds itself halting use, at least temporarily, of a Covid-19 vaccine it had bet on.
2d | New York TimesThe change comes after concerns of rare blood clots that emerged in a handful of people in the United States who had received the shot.
Read moreSouth Africa: SA Records 1,599 New Covid-19 Infections
1d | AllAfrica.comSouth Africa performed 34 971 COVID-19 tests in the last 24 hours, with 1 599 new cases, representing a 4.6% positivity rate.
Read moreSouth Africa Pauses J&J Vaccination Campaign After US Expresses Concerns
2d | Voice of AmericaSouth Africa’s health minister says the nation will still hit its COVID-19 vaccination targets, even as it pauses the use of ...
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1d | The Daily TelegraphProof that vaccines are reducing deaths and cases; Covid 'may have caused cancer patient's tumours to vanish' Antibody levels ...
Read moreBritish and Irish Lions to have training camp in Jersey before South Africa tour
1h | YahooJersey has been confirmed as the location for the British and Irish Lions’ training camp before they depart for South Africa.
Read moreSouth Africa is putting profit before Yemeni lives
4h Opinion | Al Jazeera on MSN.comDemocratic South Africa’s commitment to human rights has never been solely inward-looking. Its constitutional order was ...
Read moreSouth Africa: Vaccine Rollout Needs to Restart Immediately
5h | AllAfrica.comThe decision to "pause" the rollout of vaccines is perplexing. Every day the rollout is delayed results in infections and deaths that could have been prevented. The United States decision to pause the ...
Read moreCOVID-19 variants FAQ: How did the U.K., South Africa and Brazil variants emerge? Are they more contagious? How does a virus mutate? Could there be a super-varian…
17h | The Conversation on MSN.comMore and more countries around the world are struggling with a new wave of infections, with an alarming increase in COVID-19 ...
Read moreSouth Africa's rand set for weekly gains, stocks join global rally on strong China, U.S. data
2h | NasdaqU pdates rand and bonds; adds stocks. JOHANNESBURG, April 16 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand fell on Friday, but looked set ...
Read moreAfrica's COVID-19 cases near 4.37 mln: Africa CDC
7h | GlobalSecurity.orgThe number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,369,844 as of Wednesday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized ...
Read moreSouth Africa Banned Booze To Stop COVID. A Harsh Truth Was Revealed
3h | Northcountrypublicradio.orgThe hope was that if people weren't out drinking, they wouldn't be spreading the virus. There were unforeseen benefits to the ban, which ended last month — and negative impacts as well.
Read moreIs South Africa's variant finally starting to take hold in Britain? Experts admit mutant strain is persisting as cases climb despite surge testing and travel bans
1d | Daily MailCases of the troublesome strain have started to pick up in recent weeks even though targeted curbs aimed at eradicating the ...
Read moreCOVID-19 variants FAQ: How did the U.K., South Africa and Brazil variants emerge? Are they more contagious? How does a virus mutate? Could there be a super-varian…
17h | The Conversation on MSN.comMore and more countries around the world are struggling with a new wave of infections, with an alarming increase in COVID-19 ...
Read moreSouth Africa extends COVID-19 loan scheme deadline by three months
4d | NasdaqSouth Africa has extended by a further three months the deadline of a loan scheme that is central to efforts to counter the ...
Read moreContinuing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine ‘pause’ in South Africa will cost lives
3h | Daily Maverick on MSN.comFirst published by GroundUp and Spotlight Every day the rollout is delayed results in infections and deaths that could have ...
Read moreICC T20 World Cup: AB de Villiers to come out of retirement? Mark Boucher reveals chat with former South Africa skipper
2h | Zee News on MSN.comBoucher has revealed that the discussion to bring back AB de Villiers into international cricket is still on and he is going ...
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COVID-19 variant from South Africa can ‘break through’ the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
3d | deseret on MSN.comSpenser Heaps, Deseret News A new study of Israel suggests that the COVID-19 variant discovered in South Africa can “break through” the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. This suggests that South Africa variant ...
Read moreUPDATE 1-BRICS bank grants South Africa second $1 bln COVID-19 loan
8d | ReutersThe New Development Bank of the BRICS group of nations has approved a second $1 billion loan to South Africa's government to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the bank said on Thursday.
Read moreBritish and Irish Lions for Jersey training camp ahead of South Africa tour
5m | Journal.ie on MSN.comJERSEY HAS BEEN confirmed as the location for the British and Irish Lions’ training camp before they depart for South Africa.
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