The latest on Covid-19: School woes, vaccine challenges and fake negative test certificates
News headlines this week include s the education department’s proposed solutions to compensate for lost school time, transport to vaccination sites on offer, and good news for people wanting to send postal items to Australia.
As of August 27, the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases identified in SA was 2 747 018, with 12 045 new cases reported. A further 361 deaths brought the total number of deaths to 81 187. The total number of recoveries was 2 498 429 and 11 924 972 vaccines had been administered.
Ouch! Anti-vaxxers might be forced to get Covid-19 vaccine
The health minister said this would likely be aimed at workplaces, restaurants, cinemas and gyms.
Read more on The Citizen.
Youth continue to boost vaccination drive in SA
This week, President Cyril Ramaphosa urged the youth to debug ‘far-fetched conspiracy theories’ surrounding the vaccine by using social media to spread correct information.
Read more on Polokwane Review.
KZN Health MEC warns against ‘Covid-19 fatigue’
“In the past two weeks or so, we’ve seen an exponential growth in the number of new daily infections, which is extremely concerning,” says KZN Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane.
Read more on Berea Mail.
Parkhurst Clinic nurse granted bail after selling Covid-19 negative test certificates
The City of Johannesburg is calling on residents who might have information regarding the sale of fake Covid-19 negative test certificates to contact them.
Read more on Sandton Chronicle.
Second chance to send mail to Australia
The South African Post Office says that Qantas, the Australian airline, has informed the Post Office that a second repatriation flight has been scheduled to Australia, presenting customers with another opportunity to send postal items to Australia.
Read more on Vaal Weekblad.
October school holidays: DBE working on solutions to compensate for lost time
The Department of Basic Education had previously proposed that schools continue with classes during the spring break.
Read more on The Citizen.
Schools battle to adhere to Covid-19 regulations after influx of pupils
Just three weeks after all public primary schools returned to normal daily timetabling, some schools in Mpumalanga say they cannot stick to regular schedules while enforcing Covid-19 regulations, because of the sheer number of children in each class.
Read more on Mpumalanga News.
Eight Northern Cape schools closed after Covid-19 surge
According to the education department, 54 educators, 439 learners and 33 support staff had been infected as of Sunday (August 22).
Read more on The Citizen.
Health department to provide transport to vaccination sites
Residents living in Phoenix, KwaMashu and Ntuzuma, north of Durban, will be transported to vaccination sites in uMhlanga and Cornubia.
Read more on Northglen News.
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