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Jul

2021

Gyms, restaurants re-open in South Africa

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE South African government has, in the face of consistent rise in infections, hospitalisation and deaths, maintained the country at a strict lockdown alert level four for another 14 days, but has made minor adjustments in terms of which restaurants will be allowed to operate In a special address to the nation, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that gyms will also be allowed to operate, under strict health protocols. Sale of agricultural livestock, as well as game auctions, will also be allowed. However, Ramaphosa said the sale of alcohol will remain prohibited as well as all social, religious…

Jun

2021

By The African Mirror

Tunisia detects six cases of Delta variant

COVID-19

TUNISIA has detected six cases of the Delta COVID-19 variant, first detected in India, the health ministry said, amid a rapid spread of the virus in the North African country. After successfully containing the virus in the first wave last year, Tunisia is grappling with a rise in infections. As cases have mounted and intensive care wards almost filled, Tunisia last week imposed a lockdown in four governates. Tunisia has recorded 387,000 coronavirus cases and about 14,233 deaths.

Dec

2020

By The African Mirror

French COVID-19 cases rise as Macron tests positive

WORLD

FRANCE recorded 18,254 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, health director Jerome Salomon has disclosed, a tally not seen since November 20 as infections showed an upward trend again. He spoke at a news conference hours after Emmanuel Macron's office announced the French president had tested positive, prompting a track-and-trace effort across Europe following numerous meetings between Macron and EU leaders. Salomon, who spoke of a "worrying development of the pandemic" a week before Christmas, said the reproduction rate of the disease had gone above 1 again, at 1.03. A level below 1 is needed to gradually contain…