SOUTH AfricaCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicCONTENT analysisVIRAL transmissionPANDEMICSThe ongoing coronavirus pandemic has led to unprecedented media coverage globally and in South Africa where, at the time of writing, over 20,000 people had died from the virus. This article explores how mainstream print ...
Here we analyze the impact of interventions on outbreak dynamics for South Africa, exhibiting the largest case numbers across sub-saharan Africa, before and after their national lockdown. Past data indicate strongly reduced but still supracritical growth after lockdown. Moreover, large-scale agent-...
In theory, South Africa is in the midst of its high summer season – a vital part of the year that has traditionally seen millions of tourists pour money into the local economy. The UK government recently backtracked, reinstating (relatively) hassle-free travel to SA. However, at the time...
Recently, South Africa’s SABCNews published commentary by former political editor Abbey Makoe. In the article, namely COVID-19 origin-tracing research must not be politicised, Makoe stressed it was morally incorrect that US politicized science-based collaborative work under the auspices of the WH...
South Africa Extends Tight COVID-19 Restrictions for Another 14 Days More Reuters FILE PHOTO: A person crosses the street during sunset, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Soweto, South Africa, April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Sout...
The findings also revealed people's resistance to measures that affect their economic activities, and their unwillingness to take tests or vaccines as a result of fake news and conspiracy theories. These findings can assist the government and policymakers in redirecting their efforts by addressing the...
South Africa, which has the highest national tally of COVID-19 in Africa, moved to lockdown level two from the previous level one from May 31 as the number of infections began to rise sharply in several parts of the country and the positivity rate more than doubled in a month, from ar...
South Africa recently announced the new variant of COVID-19 (501.V2) was driving the country’s current resurgence of the disease, which is resulting in greater numbers of confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The variant is dominant among new confirmed infections in So...
In his latest update on the COVID-19 pandemic, he also confirmed the second death of a COVID-19 patient, a 74-year-old male. The man tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday after travelling to the Kruger National Park in northeast South Africa with his family and came back with flu-...
Photo shows a notice of social distancing in Johannesburg, South Africa, April 10, 2020. South Africa's COVID-19 death toll reached 24, up by six from the previously announced figure, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Friday. The country also reported 69 more infections, bringing the ...