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Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize. (Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images) More than 1 700 new cases has seen the number of coronavirus infections increase to 37 525.Thirty-seven more fatalities have been confirmed.Ten of have been people younger than 30.The Western and Eastern Cape accounts for 78% of the country's confirmed coronavirus cases, with the…

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize got a first glimpse into two new temporary health facilities set up in Cape Town.The facilities in Khayelitsha and Brackenfell will provide an extra 360 beds together in the fight against Covid-19.Mkhize was encouraged that the facilities were prepared before the "surge" in cases."The speed is incredible! And the technology!"This was…

concern about the global shortage of test kits, which could create a backlog.MUST SEE | Sharp drop in Covid-19 testing because of test kit shortageMkhize also noted this in his daily Covid-19 press release on Tuesday: "As a country, we are now facing a challenge with the global shortage of testing reagents. We understand it's becoming…

Mkhize, Dlamini-Zuma double down on cigarette banEFF MP Mmabatho Mokause asked Mkhize for a demographic breakdown of Covid-19 infections."This information is very important because we can't at this point generalise," she said.She also said the "ruling party with their white friends" controls the economy.Danger"You have eased the lockdown regulations and this poses a danger to…

Acting health DG 'acted unconstitutionally in Glenda Gray fight'Last week, Gray, the president of the SA Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and a member of the Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC), came under fire over comments to News24 in which she criticised some of the government's lockdown regulations as "unscientific".In the interview, she claimed there were increased malnutrition…