South Africa Reports Local Transmission Of Mpox Virus Recent deaths from mpox in South Africa raise concerns about local transmission and prompt vaccination efforts to protect the population. Top News · Jun 13, 2024
Warning as South Africa reports two more deaths from mpox this week Mpox, known as monkeypox, is caused by infection with a virus that’s in the same family as the one that causes smallpox The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024
South Africa reports second mpox death this week More than 97,000 cases and 186 deaths were reported across 117 countries in the first four months of 2024. Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2024
South Africa confirms first case of mpox death after five reported infected Health minister says ‘one death is too many, especially from a preventable and manageable disease’ The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024
South Africa not tightening COVID rules over China, subvariant South Africa does not see the need to implement any new COVID-19 restrictions either at home or for arrivals over an infection surge in China and the detection of the first case of Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 locally, its health minister said. Reuters · Jan 10, 2023
Johannesburg tanker explosion death toll rises to 15 The death toll from a gas tanker that exploded in Johannesburg on Saturday has risen to fifteen, authorities said, from an earlier estimate of eight. Reuters · Dec 26, 2022
South Africa drops all Covid travel restrictions ‘We have reached a turning point since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the world and in the country,’ says health minister The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022
S.Africa repeals COVID rules on mask-wearing, gatherings, entry South Africa has repealed COVID-19 restrictions on mask-wearing in indoor public spaces, limits on the size of gatherings and entry requirements at its borders, a notice in the government gazette showed. Reuters · Jun 23, 2022
South Africa likely in new COVID wave, says health minister South Africa's health minister says it is likely the country has entered a new wave of COVID-19 earlier than expected as new infections and hospitalizations have risen rapidly over the past two weeks The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022
South Africa says it may be entering fifth COVID wave South Africa may be entering a fifth COVID wave earlier than expected after a sustained rise in infections over the past 14 days that seems to be driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants, health officials and scientists said on Friday. Reuters · Apr 29, 2022