South Africa will restart Covid-19 grants
South Africa will restart payment of a Covid-19 grant after vast numbers of individuals who rely on it went two months without receiving it. The government’s Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant was not remitted in April and May, according to the Johannesburg-based center for Economic Justice, after the payment...
Read moreSouth Africa: The Western Cape Government has demanded that all COVID-19 restrictions in South Africa be lifted
CAPE TOWN – The provincial government of the Western Cape has demanded that South Africa’s COVID-19 restrictions be lifted. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said infection rates were currently declining in the province and that it was time to prioritise the economy. According to the most recent National Institute for...
Read moreThe mandatory vaccination policies of South Africa are being reconsidered
Netwerk24 recently interviewed Jacqui Reed, Senior Associate in the Employment Law, Pensions, and Incentives team South Africa, about many employers’ decision to end mandatory workplace vaccination policies. Is it necessary for employers to satisfy any regulatory requirements before discontinuing the mandatory vaccine policy? Is it essential to conduct another risk...
Read moreDiabetes, Hypertension, and Discovery May Be Caused by Long Covid
Diabetes and hypertension cases increased following Covid infection. Getting a shot after an infection may help to reverse long-term Covid symptoms. According to a study conducted by South Africa’s largest health insurer, people who’ve had Covid infection are more prone to be hospitalised or to develop hypertension or diabetes or in...
Read moreSouth Africa and the United States have joined forces to speed up Covid-19 vaccination around the world
CAPE TOWN – SA initiated the Global Vax campaign in collaboration with the United States govt to expedite Covid-19 vaccinations and make a contribution to the target of immunising 70% of the world population against Covid-19 by 2022. Health Minister Joe Phaahla stated in KwaZulu-Natal province, last Friday that the...
Read moreAfter ignoring HIV and tuberculosis during the Covid pandemic, South Africa will focus back on them
South Africa has stated that it will now prioritize resuming HIV and tuberculosis cases that had to be halted during the COVID pandemic. South African Minister Of Health Joe Phaahla informed the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Wednesday that their ministry would prioritize catching up on the many surgeries...
Read moreLeading experts believe that SA’s Covid limitations failed to stop virus transmission
Over 100 nations had implemented lockdowns by March 2020, but lockdowns during pandemic may no longer be a benefiting strategy in the future, particularly in South African nation. On March 23, 2020, South Africa declared a national lockdown, and experts believe that the benefits of these restrictions and lockdowns are...
Read moreSouth Africa: Covid-19 positivity falls below 10%
According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, the COVID-19 positivity rate is less than 10%. (NICD). The NICD has reported not less than 1004 fresh cases of the virus in the previous 24-h reporting period, that has a positivity rate of 9.4 percent. The province with the maximum new...
Read moreDespite having 97 percent antibody protection, South Africa experienced its fifth Covid wave
According to the results of a blood survey, South Africa is experiencing the 5th wave of Covid-19, despite the fact that 97 percent of its population had antibodies resulting from previous vaccination or infections. An investigation of 3,395 blood donor samples previously this year, at the end of the 4th...
Read moreTaking care of medical requirements
At the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, investing in hospital groups may have seemed like a good idea. If you assumed that, you’d be mistaken. What is the logic behind this? The most basic reason is that Covid postponed elective surgery, which is where hospitals make the most money. Last week,...
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