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Covid-19
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Our Healthcare Workers Are Growing Tired Of Being Called Heroes
28 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Our healthcare professionals deserve our praise and immense gratitude, but there’s also a danger to that hero label.
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Ivermectin Supply Dries Up For SA COVID-19 Treatment
28 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The use of Ivermectin, an animal anti-parasitic medicine currently used by veterinarians in South Africa, has been the topic of much discussion these past few months.
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Let’s See Where The Doomsday Clock Is Currently Sitting [Video]
28 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Every year the clock is unveiled, giving us an idea of how close we are to disaster. The countdown has begun.
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Travelling To The UK Will Cost You R30k+ To Quarantine
28 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
British residents returning home from South Africa will have to fork out for a 10-day hotel quarantine, which doesn’t come cheap.
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Thursday Morning Spice
28 Jan 2021 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Vaccines: Private hospitals prepare. Liquor ban court action. Olympics going ahead? Apple breaks record. Ben Affleck the meme.
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Can Your Boss Make You Take The COVID-19 Vaccine? Here’s A Lawyer’s Response
26 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Many South Africans have explicitly stated that they would not take a COVID-19 vaccine, but how does this impact the workplace?
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SA’s Actual COVID-19 Death Toll Looks Very Different
26 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South Africa now has a total of 41 117 confirmed deaths, although all evidence points to that number being vastly underreported.
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A Rational Look At How Long COVID-19 Will Be Around For
25 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Medical practitioners and the creators of the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine weighed in on how long they think we’ll be battling COVID-19.
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Why This Cape Town Nurse Will NOT Take The COVID-19 Vaccine
25 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
As with any vaccine, there will always be those who say that they won’t be taking it, but the consequences of that decision could be dire.
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The Maskless Mpumalanga Premier Videos That Have South Africa Raging
25 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Whilst attending the funeral of minister in the presidency, Jackson Mthembu, who died from COVID-19 related complications, Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane couldn’t be bothered to wear a mask.
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Why SA Must Pay Double For The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
22 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
As if there weren’t already enough issues when it comes to bringing the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to South Africa, the price just went up.
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Anonymous Videos Claim To Show Ivermectin COVID-19 Success In Cape Town (At R20 A Pop)
22 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Some of South Africa’s top vaccinologists and infectious diseases experts have warned against “irresponsible social media hype” around the use of Ivermectin, but that hasn’t stopped videos from doing the rounds.
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Western Cape Government Wants These Lockdown Restrictions Changed
21 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Premier Alan Winde has written to Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize to request that the national government considers relaxing a number of lockdown restrictions.
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Bloomberg Investigates Allergic Reactions And Deaths Linked To COVID-19 Vaccine
20 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Bloomberg decided to tackle some of the most common concerns related to the COVID-19 vaccines, and their possible side-effects.
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At Last, A Slight Decline In SA COVID-19 Cases
19 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Dr Zweli Mkhize’s latest update, delivered during a briefing on Monday, came with a welcome bit of good news about COVID-19 in South Africa.
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Just Because You’ve Had COVID-19 Before, Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Pass It On Later
15 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The results of a study led by Public Health England, conducted from June to November of last year and involving almost 21 000 healthcare workers, have been made public.
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SA Records 20k Deaths In One Week
15 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the week from December 30 through to January 5, South Africa recorded 20 063 deaths, which far exceeds the predicted number of deaths.
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What The Western Cape’s Vaccine Rollout Plan Looks Like
14 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
The Western Cape government has outlined its three-phase plans for vaccine distribution, as well as how the process should unfold.
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Ireland’s COVID-19 Situation Is Spiralling Out Of Control
13 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Irish residents came out of a six-week lockdown in December with one of the lowest COVID-19 case levels in Europe, but that’s no longer the case.
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What It’s Like Watching The Pandemic Play Out From Space [Video]
12 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Astronaut Jessica Meir describes her experience of being one of the people furthest away from Earth when the pandemic started.
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What The Experts Say About Making SA’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandatory
12 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Roughly half of the country says it won’t take the vaccine jab, which is well short of the 67% needed to make it effective. Should vaccines be mandatory, then?
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Patient “Can’t Breathe” And Begs For Help In Harrowing Video From Inside KZN Hospital
12 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
A patient begs for help while another sleeps on the floor in a shocking video from inside a KZN hospital circulating on social media.
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They’ve Added Some More Lockdown Rules (Including Fines)
18 Dec 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The new regulations for the festive season have been gazetted, alongside the punishment that businesses will face if they flout them.
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Friday Morning Spice
18 Dec 2020 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Swedish king slams government. Putin on new Cold War. Eminem surprise release. Ricky Martin’s kid.
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Latest On When South Africans Can Expect To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
17 Dec 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
South Africa missed the deadline to secure vaccines through the Covax programme, but a plan of sorts is in place to remedy that.
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You’re Not The Only One Cancelling Your Garden Route Holiday
17 Dec 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Monday night’s announcement regarding beach closures along the Garden Route has led to widespread cancellations, with local tourism boards counting the costs.
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Tom Cruise Loses The Plot On ‘Mission: Impossible’ Set – Clooney Agrees [Video]
17 Dec 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Tom Cruise really, REALLY, wants the crew working on ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ to stick to COVID-19 physical distancing rules.
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Thursday Morning Spice
17 Dec 2020 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Jet-ski man chooses love over lockdown rules. SA reviews vaccines. Cele patrols Camps Bay. Cocaine ghost boat. SA Biltong copyright problem. Charlene’s punk look.
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Things Have Gone Really Pear-Shaped In Sweden
15 Dec 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sweden was an early adopter of a relaxed, ‘herd immunity’ approach to battling the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the country is paying the price.
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Australia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Gave False HIV+ Test Results
11 Dec 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Australian government has terminated its agreement with biotech company CSL Limited, which was due to provide 51 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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