All the news about the coronavirus pandemic in SA and abroad

Research has found those who take immunosuppressive drugs do not fare worse than others, on average, when hospitalised ...

Queen Elizabeth will miss a planned virtual engagement on Tuesday because she is still experiencing mild cold-like ...

People who are vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine can from this week get either a Pfizer or J&J booster shot.

Rhodes says anti-vax group’s rights cannot trump those of majority, with Covid expert backing the institution

If you see a social media post saying South Africans took the wrong vaccine, press the block button.

Gauteng recorded 40% of the new cases of Covid-19 reported by the NICD on Monday evening, followed by the North West ...

Hospitals in SA have been put under immense strain over the past two years as beds were filled with Covid-19 patients ...

Vaccine hesitancy among German healthcare workers is causing concern about further staff shortages

Boris Johnson confirmed coronavirus rules will end in England, a significant boost to the UK prime minister as he ...

A vast majority of Japanese think the rollout of booster shots against Covid-19 is too slow and give mixed reviews to ...

SA's health department is changing the Covid-19 vaccination rules to try to increase uptake as inoculations have ...

Gauteng premier David Makhura says the sense of emergency afforded to Covid-19 in the past two years must be replicated ...

Deaths in Hong Kong’s worst ever Covid-19 outbreak are forecast to spiral, with experts predicting a wave of fatalities ...

Egypt is readying to export locally made Covid-19 vaccines to African nations, looking to position itself as a hub for ...

People who are vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine can from this week get either a Pfizer or J&J booster shot.

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s 95-year-old monarch, has tested positive for Covid-19 and has mild symptoms, her office at ...

Hospitals in SA have been put under immense strain over the past two years as beds were filled with Covid-19 patients ...

A vast majority of Japanese think the rollout of booster shots against Covid-19 is too slow and give mixed reviews to ...

The pills don't replace vaccines but are an addition to the world's medicine treatment to help manage the coronavirus.

The World Health Organisation said SA, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia would be the first on the ...

Conflict comes as SA scientists claim government has given up on vaccine rollout.

Programme well received in poorer communities.

The World Health Organisation on Friday announced the first six African countries to be part of the "hub and spoke" ...

SAHPRA is allowing emergency use of the oral antiviral and has started a rolling review of the product

Moderna Inc has applied for patents in SA relating to its Covid-19 vaccine, prompting fears the company could ...

Only 12% of people are fully vaxxed, with some countries administering less than five shots per 100 people

Why have Covid vaccination rates consistently lagged reported figures of vaccine acceptance?

Study indicates after-effects of the virus could be far worse than initially feared, and may last a lifetime

Excess deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic account for one in 200 South Africans overall and one in 25 over-60s, ...

Health minister Joe Phaahla said the pandemic was far from over.

Myocarditis is a rare inflammation of the heart muscle, usually caused by a viral or bacterial infection. Pericarditis ...

It’s in our hands - It’s not a matter of chance; it’s a matter of choice, writes Veronica Ueckermann from the ...

The effects of Covid-19 in pregnancy have been underestimated and insufficiently studied, say Oxford University ...

SA must remove the negative PCR test requirement for fully vaccinated incoming travellers to stimulate tourism demand, ...

Johannesburg Roads Agency depot workers have been instructed to return to work full-time from Wednesday after the ...

The NICD says observing non-pharmaceutical measures can help minimise or prevent infection.

The World Health Organization says there is little chance of you getting Covid-19 from swimming in a public pool ...

Health minister Joe Phaahla said the pandemic was far from over.

Western Cape premier Alan Winde is targeting new infrastructure and mobility in his drive to create jobs.

SA recorded just shy of 1,100 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases ...

Fourteen months and 78 straight positive tests later, he is still alive - and still battling to shake off Covid-19.

Effective vaccines and milder variants are improving survival rates dramatically in 2022, say experts

While the outlook isn’t all gloom, scientists agree it’s too soon to assume the situation is under control

International travellers are urged to download their vaccination certificates on the department of health website and ...

South Korea will begin giving out fourth doses of Covid-19 vaccines by the end of February and supply millions of ...

Many nursery schools have been unable to reopen after forced lockdown closures and staff retrenchments. They say the ...

Taiwan will look at easing it strict Covid-19 quarantine policy as it needs to gradually resume normal life and re-open ...

“Workers have seen that flexibility can work and bosses who are not sensitive to their employees’ needs will suffer ...

Scientists warn that while the Omicron variant of Covid is milder for most, it can still kill and is adding daily to ...

Even when the Covid state of disaster is lifted, South Africans will still have to  wear masks, sanitise, ...

Black Sash has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to extend the R350 social relief of distress grant ...

SA recorded 2,862 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 days, taking the total number of people to have been infected to ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed World Health Organisation director-general Tedros Ghebreyesus to his official ...

The DA’s proposal to extend school days by an hour has met with a cold reception from the basic education department.

The cost of the services ballooned from an estimated R6.1m to R431m spent.

More truck drivers responsible for transporting food supplies into Hong Kong have tested positive for coronavirus at ...

The World Health Organization says alcohol-based sanitisers can be used in religions where alcohol is prohibited

An index measuring South African business sentiment rose to a three-month high in January after coronavirus ...

Vaccination rates are rising sharply among the elderly in Hong Kong, lifting from a relatively low base as an ...

Thermal scanners are effective in detecting people who have a fever but cannot detect those who are infected with ...

Any hope of eradicating the virus with vaccines and antivirals will need to take into account that there are likely ...

Removing the national state of disaster is at the top of the Federated Hospitality Association of SA's wish list as ...

Sahpra has announced the authorisation of Pfizer’s Comirnaty vaccine and the Covid-19 vaccine MC Pharma, also known as ...

With pupils back at school full-time there is a sense of ‘euphoria’, but some institutions are battling with space

It’s not new, but gamification is one of the most effective ways to increase health literacy and now it’s going digital

The state will have to be bold to enact a system that has the wealthy, employed and unionised subsidising the poor

SA recorded 1,228 new Covid-19 cases and 186 deaths in the past 24 hours, the National Institute for Communicable ...

Fifteen people have been arrested in connection with corruption at the SA Police Service for the acquisition of ...

Australia said on Monday it will reopen its borders to vaccinated travellers this month, ending two years of misery for ...

In line with its Covid-zero policy, the country has confined those involved in the Games to a city within a city

South Africans have become familiar with the Pfizer-BioNTech (known as the Comirnaty vaccine) and Johnson & Johnson ...

Hong Kong is expected to report a record of around 610 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, broadcaster TVB reported, in the ...

Australia said on Monday it will reopen its borders to vaccinated travellers this month, ending two years of misery for ...

The revised quarantine and isolation guidelines apply to both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.

Higher education and training minister Blade Nzimande says the sector has faced unprecedented challenges in the past ...

Science or not, if the truckers’ protest there is any guide, countries will face growing pressure to remove restrictions

The suspension of the president's family meetings is just one sign the pandemic's grip might be loosening.

India's death toll from Covid-19 crossed 500,000 on Friday, a level many health experts say was breached last year but ...

Health minister Joe Phaahla will give an update on the fight against Covid-19 this morning.

It is the first mRNA vaccine designed, developed and produced at lab scale on the African continent.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the likelihood of Covid-19 being spread on shoes and infecting ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8pm on Sunday night, the presidency has confirmed.

The Liquor Traders Association has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa, asking him to lift some of the restrictions, ...

The Tokyo Olympics will provide a model for hosting the Games during a pandemic after rising Covid-19 infections forced ...

The government's "total ineptitude" has come under fire from one of SA's most eminent vaccine and infectious diseases ...

Record Covid-19 infections driven by the rampant Delta variant mean the level 4 lockdown is likely to be extended when ...