COVID-19 WRAP | SA records 2,750 new Covid-19 cases

May 15 2021 - 21:03

SA records 2,750 new Covid-19 cases

South Africa recorded 2,750 new Covid-19 cases and 59 new deaths in the past 24 hours, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Saturday evening.

May 15 2021 - 12:12

Parliament worried about Northern Cape's ability to roll out Covid-19 vaccines

Capacity challenges within the Northern Cape's public healthcare system may be “a high risk factor” in the rollout of Phase two of the Covid-19 vaccination programme,” parliament's portfolio committee on health said on Saturday.

The committee was expected to visit a medical depot in Kimberley and the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital to assess their state of readiness on Saturday.

“We are concerned that the province reported that they have just about 2,400 nurses to service the entire province. While we welcome the assurance that this represents a net increase as the province only had 1,700 nurses last year, we are concerned that this might negatively impact the ability to effectively implement the clearly planned vaccination programme,” said committee chair Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo.

May 15 2021 - 09:00

With vaccine queue jumping, Covid-19 cases rapidly rising, is SA in a health crisis?