Children in South Africa were most affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 General Household Survey (GHS) has found.Released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Thursday, the survey found that COVID-19 had had a distinct impact on the …
With the Gauteng province experiencing a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, the provincial government will open more vaccination sites in an effort to reach young people.“We are targeting young people in our schools. We will continue the vaccination drive w…
Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says South Africa is working tirelessly to tackle both HIV and the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.“The two struggles are now twins and we’re working to defeat both of them,” he said on Wednesday during the World …
Those who have had COVID-19 may be reinfected more easily with the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, currently spreading across the world.According to preliminary analysis by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), scientists are noting a…