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Omicron in 23 countries: WHO slams those who penalised SA
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WATCH LIVE | World Health Organisation briefs media on new Covid-19 variant
World Health Organisation is briefing the media after the emergence of a new Covid-19 variant, the Omicron.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa said studies about whether Omicron was transmitted more easily between people and its impact ...
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President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday suggested that SA was equipped to deal with the Omicron Covid-19 variant which was ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa urges South Africans to get Covid-19 ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans to get vaccinated as scientists try to understand the new Covid-19 ...
WATCH | President Ramaphosa updates nation on Covid-19
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8pm on Sunday on developments in the country’s response to the ...
President Ramaphosa to address the nation about Covid on Sunday
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8pm on Sunday on developments in the country’s response to the ...
Mabuyane calls for calm, vigilance in face of new Covid-19 variant
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has called on residents to remain calm, after the emergence in Southern Africa of ...
Young people bearing brunt of Covid-19 resurgence, ICU doctor warns
The speed at which the new Covid-19 variant Omicron is infecting young people has alarmed SA health professionals.
SA restaurants warn of doom for industry if any lockdowns are imposed
Any form of lockdown will be a death sentence for SA's restaurant industry, The Restaurant Collective has warned.
61 travellers from SA in Netherlands positive for Covid-19
Dutch health authorities said that 61 people who arrived in Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa on Friday tested ...
Australia bans travellers from virus-hit Southern Africa
Australia imposed new restrictions on Saturday on people who have been to nine Southern African countries, as the new ...
Hotelier accuses scientists of ‘fearmongering’ over new Covid-19 variant
A leading hotelier has hit out at scientists for announcing the new Covid-19 variant without first establishing if ...
Heartbreak as new Covid-19 variant derails travel plans
Families have described their devastation after the UK’s decision to temporarily ban travel to and from SA in response ...
'Big jump' in new cases likely to see gatherings restricted: health ...
"It will be necessary to take some precautions. As to exactly what nature and to what extent, that is to be discussed," ...
WHO designates Covid variant found in SA as “of concern”
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Fauci says US must study data before deciding on travel ban over new ...
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Health department slams 'draconian' decision to impose travel bans on SA
Early indications are that the Covid-19 vaccines are effective against the new variant, ministerial advisory committee ...
WATCH LIVE | Health minister interacts with media on new Covid-19 variant
Health minister Dr Joe Phaahla and deputy minister Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo are hosting a virtual question and answer ...
Brakes slammed on SA's United Rugby Championship matches over variant risk
The brakes have been slammed on SA's participants in the United Rugby Championship (URC).
EU chief: halt air travel with places with new Covid-19 variant
The European Union's chief executive called on Friday for a suspension of air travel connection to places where a new ...
Sunday's Covid command council meeting will decide if you’ll be lonely ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa will chair a meeting of the national coronavirus command council on Sunday to discuss the ...
EU moves to halt air travel from Southern Africa over new Covid-19 variant
The European Union aims to halt air travel from the Southern African region amid rising concern about a new Covid-19 ...
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