The looting, which was fuelled by protests, happened during COVID-19 national lockdown level 4. This study concludes that non-service delivery, corruption, and negligence, among others, have been the roots of moral decay in South Africa, and the situation w...
This paper aims to present the leisure pursuits in South Africa as observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the world was hit by the pandemic as early as January 2020, South Africa recorded its first case on 5 March 2020. A five-stage lockdown was introduced to flatten the curve and...
However, the factually available ICU beds have likely declined during the past decade necessitating rationing and triage (prioritisation) decisions that have been frequently necessary in South Africa even in times before COVID-19, particularly in the publicly funded health sector14, 16. Moreover ICU...
JOHANNESBURG, June 23 (Xinhua) -- South Africa has reached a "turning point" since the outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020 and decided to lift COVID-19 restrictions in the country, according to South African health minister Joe Phaahla. "Today is a very historic day as we have reached ...
Hanoi Reuters - Vietnam has suspended inbound flights from countries with new COVID-19 variants, initially Britain and South Africa, the health ministry said on Tuesday. A new variant first found in Britain includes a genetic mutation that could result in the virus spreading...
The number of COVID-19 fatalities in South Africa is approaching the 90,000 mark even as the government seeks to ramp up vaccinations. According to the latest figures published on Friday by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health...
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-...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa (SA) has established a Tracing Database, collecting both aggregated and individualised mobility and locational data on COVID-19 cases and their contacts. There are compelling public health reasons for this development, since the database has the...
Therefore, this study examined how families protected themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic. 2. Materials and Methods 2.1. Study Setting This study was carried out in the Western Cape province of South Africa. According to Statistics South Africa, Western Cape province is the fourth largest and...
Africa passed the milestone of 3 million confirmed cases COVID-19 on Sunday, including more than 72,000 deaths, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.