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South Africa: Nation Is Not Out of the Covid-19 Woods Yet
Daily Maverick, 27 August 2020
Public health experts have called for continued vigilance and the understanding that while the number of positive Covid-19 cases has dropped, 80% of the country is still at… Read more »
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South Africa: Covid-19 - Patients Complain of Long Clinic Queues but Officials Are Trying to Fix This
GroundUp, 27 August 2020
Patients at some public clinics in Cape Town are complaining about waiting in long queues, sometimes in cold and wet conditions. Read more »
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South Africa: President Ramaphosa Welcomes Publishing of Covid-19 Tenders
SAnews.gov.za, 26 August 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa has described as historic the online publication of a list of all COVID-19 related government expenditure. Read more »
Despite Drop in Cases, Covid-19 Still a Threat to South Africa
Despite a drop in confirmed Covid-19 cases, experts have warned that 80% of the country is still at considerable risk of the Covid-19 outbreak. This comes as public clinics in Cape Town continue to have long queues with medical staff trying to prevent overcrowding. Meanwhile, President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the publication of a list of all Covid-19-related government expenditures which includes procurement information from all provinces, national departments, and over 70 public entities. This follows reports of corruption among high-ranking members of the ruling African National Congress who allegedly benefited from government contracts to procure personal protection equipment. As of August 27, 2020, the nation has the highest Covid-19 infection rate on the continent with 615,701 confirmed cases, 13,502 deaths and 525,242 recoveries.
InFocus
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The nation's largest union, Nehawu, has threatened a strike as healthcare workers face inadequate supplies of protective gear, and public service employees demand their salary ... Read more »
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A report by South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has found that Covid-19 patients of people identified as Black African and Coloured are more likely ... Read more »
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned citizens to remain cautious despite easing the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown to Alert Level 2."It may be that we are now permitted to meet ... Read more »
The now-closed 60-bed Khayelitsha Field Hospital was developed by MSF to support the nearby Khayelitsha District Hospital to cope with the pressures of peak COVID-19 transmission in the Western Cape (file photo).
