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Jun

2021

By The African Mirror

SA’s new tough anti-COVID measures

COVID-19

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH Africa has introduced a temporary ban on weekend alcohol off sales, consumption of booze at parks, beaches and extended curfew hours in a bid to deal with the COVID-19 third wave that has resulted in a spike in infections and hospital admissions. The measures are part of the movement of the country to Lockdown Alert Level Three that were unveiled by SA president Cyril Ramaphosa in an address to the nation, following a meeting with the COVID-19 Command Council. Ramaphosa also revealed Gauteng, Free State, North West and Northern Cape provinces are officially in the 3rd…

Jun

2021

By The African Mirror

Kinshasa hospitals ‘overwhelmed’

COVID-19

HOSPITALS in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa are "overwhelmed" by a rise in COVID-19 infections, President Felix Tshisekedi said yesterday, as the country was hit by a third wave of the disease. Like many African countries, Congo has officially registered relatively few cases. But the virus has killed a number of prominent politicians, and low vaccination rates have left the country vulnerable to more contagious variants. Health officials recorded 254 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, one of the highest daily totals since the pandemic began. In all, Congo has registered 35,000 cases and 830 deaths. "I am going…