Identified last month, the new Covid-19 strain – ‘501.V2‘ – has been seen as the driving force behind the rapid increase in Covid-19 infections in South Africa. Many have feared that the new strain may be more deadly. But according to Professor Salim Abdool Karim,...
The South African Government has fired back at UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock, after the British politician claimed that the variant of COVID-19 initially discovered in South Africa was ‘spreading quicker than other strains’ in Blighty. Zweli Mkhize has taken...
The Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize has expressed worry over the increasing number of COVID-19 cases amongst teenagers. Mkhize was speaking during a virtual address on Wednesday, 9 December 2020, giving an update on the country’s progress in countering the spread...
Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize has confirmed that South Africa is officially experiencing a second wave of COVID-19. Speaking during a media briefing on 9 December, Mkhize said the spike in COVID-19 cases in certain provinces is the key driver of this second wave....