The decision announced by the Presidency on Thursday followed meetings of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) and the President’s Coordinating Council (PCC), which received updates on the management of the current fourth wave of COVID-19 in South Africa. South Africa has lifted overnight curfew rules that were first imposed nearly two years ago, with … Read more
“In South Africa, Omicron is behaving in a way that is less severe,” said Cheryl Cohen, professor in epidemiology at the University of the Witwatersrand, who shared results of a research titled ‘Early Assessment of the Severity of the Omicron variant in South Africa’ on Wednesday in an online briefing by the National Institute for … Read more
South Africa’s daily new confirmed cases climbed to more than 26,900 on Wednesday and Amid fast-increasing new COVID-19 infections, South African officials on Thursday urged people to get vaccinated before travelling for the holidays and attending festive gatherings. South Africa’s daily new confirmed cases climbed to more than 26,900 on Wednesday and 24,700 on Thursday, … Read more
People queue outside a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre as the country opens vaccinations for everyone 18 years old and above in Cape Town, South Africa. (File photo: Reuters) South Africa’s Health Department has said that there are no vaccines currently available to administer children under the age of 12 as children under five years … Read more