Sharp drop in Covid-19 testing because of test kit shortage"As of last week, we had to change that approach…we have got to reserve tests for in our hospitals, for our healthcare professionals, but also to make a decision in a hospital as to whether [a] person must go to the Covid-19 ward or perhaps [just]…
GroundUp reported last week.Mkhize also slammed Gray's comments, claiming there were five inaccuracies in her interview.In response, Gray told News24 last week that she felt she was being singled out, adding that Mkhize's criticism was "worrying"."I spoke in my personal capacity. The terms of reference of the MAC clearly states one is on the MAC…
All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updatesNews24 reported on Wednesday that the South African Covid-19 Modelling Consortium projected a figure of between 1 and 1.2 million cases and that the model was not a crystal ball prediction, but subject to change as more data became available. During a further media briefing by the consortium and…
Jacob Zuma ordered to say sorry to Derek Hanekom over 'known enemy agent' tweetHanekom took Zuma to court to the tune of R500 000 for defamation following the tweet on 25 July, 2019.In September 2019, the KwaZulu-Natal High Court ordered Zuma to apologise for the tweet and interdicted him from publishing any statement in the…
LoCO Staff / Today @ 8:30 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt BREAKING: A 97-Year-Old Alder Bay Resident is Humboldt’s First COVID-19 Casualty A 97-year-old woman who was a resident of Alder Bay is the county’s first person to die as a result of COVID-19 complications, according to the county’s Joint Information Center.“Our thoughts today are…
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Published: November 06, 2026, 10:41 pm Last updated: November 07, 2026, 12:20 am A California pumpkin patch and petting zoo associated with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections reopened Nov. 6 with the owners saying environmental tests for the pathogen had come back negative. The San Luis Obispo county health department has not posted
Healthcare affordability. Abortion access. “Medicare for All.” Healthcare was a major force behind the big wins for Democrats in this week’s midterm elections. But the debate over what the Democratic Party will do next is just getting started. KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner appeared on WAMU’s Health Hub on Nov. 4 to