Fellow South Africans, We are now 11 days into a new year. Once again, I wish you all the very best for 2021....
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COVID-19 Articles
SA Records Another 616 COVID-19 Deaths While Infections Soar by 21,980
Faizel Patel – 08/01/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) South Africa’s COVID-19 death toll continues its grim climb with...
SA Records Another 513 COVID-19 Deaths as Grim Climb Continues
Faizel Patel – 05/01/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) South Africa's COVID-19 death toll continues its grim...
AstraZeneca vaccine will be effective against Covid-19 variant
The head of drug maker AstraZeneca researchers believe the shot will be effective against a new variant of the virus, which is driving a surge in infections in Britain. The company has developed a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by UK authorities...
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[FULL SPEECH] Ramaphosa’s Address to the Nation on the Country’s Response to COVID-19
Fellow South Africans, In just four days from now, we will be ushering in a new year. This is traditionally a time of festivity and celebrating. Unfortunately, for us here in South Africa and for others around the world, there is little cause for celebration...
COVID-19 Second Wave: Has Eastern Cape reached its peak?
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Monday believes there's evidence to suggest the Eastern Cape might have reached its second peak of Covid-19 infections. Numbers of new infections in the Western Cape, as well as Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, are...
Europe rolls out new weapon vaccines in a bid to slay COVID-19
Europe launched a mass COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday with pensioners and medics lining up to get the first shots to see off a pandemic that has crippled economies and claimed more than 1.7 million lives worldwide. 96-year-old Araceli Hidalgo says “Thank God” as...
Coronavirus reaches end of earth as first outbreak hits Antarctica
Coronavirus reaches end of earth as first outbreak hits Antarctica The coronavirus has found its way to Antarctica, the last continent previously free from the coronavirus. Chiles' military says health and army officials scrambled to clear out and quarantine staff...
Coronavirus drug raises risk of grim death from fungal infection
Doctors in India raised the alarm over a surge in cases of an extremely rare and deadly fungal infection affecting recovered Covid-19 patients. The mortality rate of those infected is estimated to be more than 50 per cent. Hospital authorities say at least 40 cases of...
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[FULL SPEECH] Ramaphosa Addresses the Nation on Progress in the National Effort to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
Faizel Patel – 14/12/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143 President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Monday night on developments in relation to the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. This is his full address to the nation: My...
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[LISTEN] How does the Covid-19 vaccine work
The United Kingdom became the first Country to approve Pfizer BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine. Speaking to Radio Islam Joyeeta Basu says vaccines take a long time. The regulatory authorities need to first approve of the vaccine. They need a lot of regulatory processes,...
[Full Speech] Ramaphosa Addresses the Nation on Progress in the National Effort to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
My fellow South Africans, I wish to speak to you this evening about the current state of the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa. Before doing so, I wish to express my appreciation to all South Africans who observed the five days of mourning from the...