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There are 199 South Africans in Wuhan, China. 132 have asked to be evacuated, 13 have chosen not to leave, and 54 people are yet to be traced.
Unfortunately, when it comes to social media, things like tact and basic human decency can be in short supply.
If you’re due to travel abroad, or are the kind of person who becomes overly anxious after watching a movie, you might want to skip this one.
As things stand, the World Health Organisation is only advising travellers to avoid China, South Korea, Japan or Italy. For the rest, here are some tips.
Everyone copes with a crisis in their own way. If your way is walking around in an astronaut costume, then more power to you, although you’re not actually protecting yourself.
As of yesterday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases has tested 116 people for the virus, and all have come back negative.
The BBC compiled some graphs, charts and infographics that really help to put the COVID-19 epidemic into perspective.
Wearing ‘something blue’ in the form of surgical masks, 220 couples exchanged vows amidst fears of the coronavirus.
Woolworths is struggling to keep earnings up, as it battles load shedding, economic constraints, and more fashion faux pas.
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One of the unexpected side effects of the coronavirus outbreak in China is what some are calling the ‘world’s biggest work-from-home experiment’.
Bill Gates dropped some terrifying truth bombs about what could happen if the coronavirus takes hold in Africa.
The effects of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, have been felt across the world. Despite no cases in South Africa, some industries are suffering.
The coronavirus, or COVID-19 as it is now officially known, has struck fear into the hearts of millions around the world. How worried should we be about it reaching our shores?
The ninth case of coronavirus has been confirmed in the UK, sending people into survival mode as they stockpile food and lock themselves indoors.
Whilst watching Trevor Noah share a court with tennis greatness was good fun, he’s clearly more at home on the set of ‘The Daily Show’.
With Wuhan and surrounding areas on lockdown, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, some South Africans have been trapped.
Influencers are under fire for using the hashtag #coronavirus on unrelated posts to score more likes and followers.
Whilst the streets of Wuhan are empty, people in other parts of China are being scolded from the sky.
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As South Africans return home from China en masse, the residents of Wuhan find themselves on lockdown. The city has been described as a ‘ghost town’.
Sidestep the false information about the coronavirus, or Wuhan virus as it’s also known, with this real-time tracker that lets you watch its progression in real-time.