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12 June marks 100 days since the first known Covid-19 patient arrived back in the country from a trip to Italy.As of Thursday, 58 568 cases have been recorded, more than one million tests were conducted across private and public labs, while 1 284 deaths have been recorded.The infection rate is now higher than at…

The CTICC admits its first 10 patients on Monday as Covid-19 cases climb in the Western Cape.The centre has been converted into an 862-bed facility that will be run by more than 900 medical staff.The conversion took just four weeks as it raced against the clock to prepare for the peak.Cape Town International Convention Centre…

PEOPLE HAVE RECOVERED. (áááLIVEááá) (áááSTEVEááá) WE ARE LEARNING MORE TONIGHT - ABOUT THE 2 CONFIRMED CASES OF P-M-I-S IN IOWA. THE RARE BUT SERIOUS NEW ILLNESS IN CHILDREN - LINKED TO COVID-19. KCCI'S LAURA TERRELL IS LIVE TONIGHT - WITH NEW INFORMATION FROM DOCTORS. (áááLIVEááá) (áááLAURAááá) THE 2 CONFIRMED CASES ARE IN EASTERN IOWA. STATE…

A general view of Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg. Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images Twenty ventilators have been donated to Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital.The donation forms part of a USA government initiative that will lead to the donation of 1 000 ventilators.The hospital will also receive more beds for Covid-19 patients.The first 20 ventilators which…

A 90-day comparison of the epidemic in various countries shows how early action impacted the spread of the coronavirus.In the first 30 days, South Africa conducted more tests that some of the richest and most powerful countries in the world.The early, hard lockdown instituted in South Africa on 27 March prevented thousands of coronavirus cases.A comparison of…