Covid-19

Siv Ngesi says he’ll punch people who still think Covid-19 is fake With the Covid-19 pandemic reaching more than 1 million cases, actor and TV host Siv Ngesi warned fans against the dangers of the disease. Taking to Twitter this…

Vaccine hesitancy may undermine the fight against Covid-19, report finds An 80% uptake of a Covid-19 vaccine may be needed to protect communities from the novel coronavirus, but volatile levels of misinformation and vaccine mistrust…

CureVac's Covid-19 vaccine triggers immune response in phase 1 trial CureVac's experimental Covid-19 vaccine triggered an immune response in humans, the German biotech firm said on Monday, putting it on track to start mass testing…

Covid-19 tests should play a bigger role in international travel, says WHO expert Covid tests should be more widely used in international travel than quarantines, the chair of the World Health Organisation's Emergency Committee said.…

Don't give up on convalescent plasma, say experts after study finds no benefit atients — or so-called convalescent plasma — as a potential treatment, after a small trial of hospitalised patients in India found it was of no benefit…

Poll: Most people would get Covid-19 vaccine if offered by govt or employer Most people would get a Covid-19 vaccine if their government or employer recommended it, results of a global poll showed on Tuesday, amid growing concerns…

1 928 new COVID-19 cases recorded in 24 hours South Africa’s confirmed Covid-19 cases now stand at 702 131, with 18 408 deaths reported since the coronavirus hit the country in March 2020 the health ministry confirmed. Over the past…

Big jump in recent Covid-19 deaths due to reconciling of data South Africa's recent spike in Covid-19 deaths was due to better verification processes, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Thursday night. Mkhize announced that…

1,000 Covid-19 cases and 87 deaths recorded in past 24 hours The number of Covid-19 cases in SA climbed by just over 1,000 on Tuesday night, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said. There had also been 87 Covid-19 related deaths…

Spain's Covid-19 surge pushes SA into ninth position on global table A surge in Covid-19 cases means Spain has pushed SA down to ninth in the table of nations with the most confirmed infections. According to Saturday's tally on…