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Feb
09
2021
By The African Mirror
S.A. issues vaccine tender

S.A. issues vaccine tender

COVID-19
SOUTH Africa's health ministry yesterday called for bids from service providers to import, store and distribute COVID-19 vaccines for the second and subsequent phases of the country's vaccination programme. In the first phase of vaccination, which was due to start this week but has been suspended temporarily, healthcare workers are to be vaccinated. The government said on Sunday it was putting on hold use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine after data showed it gave minimal protection against mild-to-moderate infection caused by South Africa's dominant coronavirus variant. The country is now waiting to receive deliveries of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine, possibly by…
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Oct
19
2020
By The African Mirror
Lots of support for South African Health Minister infected with COVID-19

Lots of support for South African Health Minister infected with COVID-19

NEWS, COVID-19
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THERE has been an outpouring of support for South African Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize, who has gone into quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. World Health Organisation Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and South African president Cyril Ramaphosa have led a torrent of good wishes for Mkhize, who has tested positive together with his wife May. Ghebreyesus wished the Mkhize’s swift and easy recoveries. Ramaphosa also wished the couple a speedy recovery. “The President wishes the Mkhizes a safe and restful recovery and joins the Minister in calling on all South Africans to remain careful…
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Oct
17
2020
By The African Mirror
South Africa’s coronavirus cases cross 700,000, says health ministry

South Africa’s coronavirus cases cross 700,000, says health ministry

COVID-19
SOUTH African coronavirus cases reported since the first infection in early March surpassed 700,000, the health ministry has announced, amid fears of an impending second wave as the nation battles an economic recession. Some 2,019 new cases were identified, taking the total to 700,203 the ministry said. There have been 18,370 deaths in South Africa, while 629,260 people have recovered from COVID-19 and 4,505,553 have been tested. The health ministry had recently warned of a second wave of the pandemic in the country of 58 million people if citizens and authorities become complacent and stop taking precautions. After a sharp…
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