COVID-19 WRAP | SA's Covid-19 cases increase to 640,441

September 8 2020 - 21:38

Over 1,000 new cases as SA's Covid-19 death toll rises to 15,086

Health minister Zweli Mkhize reported 82 more Covid-19 related deaths in an update on the pandemic on Tuesday evening.

"As of today, a cumulative total of 640,441 confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded, with 1,079 new cases identified," he said in a statement.

September 8 2020 - 18:40

Crucial gaps in SA’s social protection system exposed by Covid-19

Covid-19 has exposed crucial gaps in SA’s social protection system, a panel of experts said on Tuesday.

This was explored during a webinar which asked how SA’s social protection system could “build back better” after the lockdown restrictions are lifted. This would ensure that all citizens and residents realised their constitutional right to appropriate and adequate social security, not just during national disasters but all of the time.

September 8 2020 - 15:37

Miracle birth for Durban mom while sedated, on ventilator for Covid-19

Sedated and on a ventilator, Nokuthula Gumede fought for her life in the Netcare Kingsway Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) for three weeks, during which time her baby boy had to be delivered by caesarean section on July 17.

She had no memory of her time under sedation, nor of the birth of her baby. Her first words when she came around from sedation were, “Where is my baby?”

September 8 2020 - 14:17

Lockdown economy: Business activity plummets with only agriculture coping

“The punch in the gut was severe,” Stats SA said on Tuesday when it released the Covid-19 “pandemic quarter” GDP data.

September 8 2020 - 09:00

India records highest coronavirus deaths in more than a month

India recorded its highest daily deaths from the coronavirus in more than a month on Tuesday, even as new infections slowed, data from the health ministry showed.

The health ministry said 1,133 people had died of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the highest since July, taking total mortalities to 72,775. But new daily cases were at 75,809, the lowest in a week.

September 8  2020 - 07:36

Egypt's total recorded coronavirus cases hit 100,041 

Egypt's total recorded coronavirus cases hit 100,041 on Monday, the health ministry said in a statement.

The total death toll from the disease reached 5,541, with 79,008 recoveries, the health ministry added.  

- Reuters 

September 8 2020 - 07:28

Fort Hare students caught in Covid-19-sparked data crisis

Forced to adjust to e-learning with unreliable internet connections, insufficient data and a lack of access to laptops and routers, students at the University of Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape are battling to manage with the effects of the pandemic.  

September 8 2020 - 07:25

SA's Covid-19 deaths tip over 15,000 mark