NEWS RELATED TO covid-19-coronavirus

R30bn allocated to UIF benefits amid coronavirus outbreak

Hubei residents rush to leave China virus epicentre as lockdown lifts

Horses

SA racing shuts down

Health

Coronavirus infections jump to 709, says Mkhize, adding ‘taxis will be parked for three weeks’

Latest virus updates in Asia: Olympics postponed, India under lockdown

No panic buying in Joburg South as relaxed shoppers buy what they need

Correctional Services has measures in place to combat spread of coronavirus in prisons

Panic buyers put themselves at risk

Tears lets the dogs out in lockdown emergency temporary rehoming

‘We are sociable, I will miss that’ – queuing shoppers reflect on 21-day lockdown

Covid-19 offers us an opportunity

Lockdown might turn us into malleable, obedient servants

Life is cheap when you can’t afford safety gear

China’s success influenced SA’s decision on lockdown

Covid-19: does your insurance cover you?

How Motshekga aims to recover lost school days

Covid-19 knocks SA economy, but there is hope

Ramaphosa gets praise after ‘courageous’ address

ABC of lockdown – who can do what?

World

Trump calls for quick end to US coronavirus lockdown

Patients who refuse to provide personal information to be publicly outed

Travel

SAA suspends all domestic flights

SA Muslim body donates R1m to assist govt’s Solidarity Fund

World

Italy’s virus toll shoots back up, but medics see hope

AfriForum demands undertaking Covid-19 business aid will not be race-based

South Africa starts preliminary work on coronavirus vaccine

UCT assisting students to return home ahead of national lockdown

World

New York governor sounds alarm over ‘astronomical’ virus numbers

World

Spanish soldiers find bodies in retirement homes

No direction yet on what will happen to informal sector during the lockdown

World

The other pandemic: world urged to learn TB lessons

Government confirms all restaurants and takeaways will have to shut down

WATCH: House the homeless during lockdown, but respect their rights

29 overcrowded areas a cause for concern for Human Settlements dept

19 people investigated for violating coronavirus measures in KZN

Taxi union to use skeleton staff to transport essential workers

‘A loss can be covered – a death can’t’ – CT businesses brace for the lockdown

SABC ‘reluctant’ to let staff work at home, union says

Action against price-gouging businesses already under way

Technology and Science

Germ-destroying robots come into their own amid Covid-19 outbreak

No, you don’t have to wear a mask when driving

PICS: Gauteng shoppers empty shelves before lockdown

Eleven companies are being investigated for charging exorbitant prices – Ebrahim Patel

Rugby

Why you shouldn’t judge a rugby ‘fat cat’ when he gets a corona pay cut

360 people tested for coronavirus in Free State

How exactly will we lock down a township, and other questions about our legacy

Health

Mom gives birth to baby on her couch during day 5 of quarantine

Celebs And Viral

Sho Madjozi shares frustrations of trying to get tested for the coronavirus

How to do online grocery shopping during the coronavirus lockdown

Knowingly exposing someone to Covid-19 could mean life imprisonment

Sassa ready to still pay grants at month-end, with measures to limit infection

Sport

Netball SA president Cecilia Molokwane tests positive for Covid-19

R1.2bn set aside to address effects of Covid-19 on food production

Celebs And Viral

Celebs react to lockdown

Locked down in Paris – A Limpopo DJ’s experience

Loss of smell could reveal hidden Covid-19 cases – experts

‘I pledge to serve’ – soldiers, healthcare workers commit to coronavirus lockdown

Health

If we contain everyone, it should allow people to shed the virus – Mkhize

Ex-Chiefs striker loses childhood friend to coronavirus

Businesses and consumers expect worse to come

Medical aids should allow multi-month medicine collections – DA

Five people placed in isolation following trip to Europe

Africa

Africa’s weak health systems face escalating virus peril

University of Free State confirms first positive coronavirus case

Maldini expects to recover from coronavirus ‘within a week’

Travel

SAA stops serving meals and drinks on Joburg-Cape Town flights

News

SMEs call for urgent financial assistance

Japanese nationals who travelled from Mozambique ‘processed accordingly’

Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences

UCT urges students to go home due to lockdown

Man who attended Bazique Festival in Western Cape tests positive for coronavirus

News

Covid-19: the cure could be worse than the disease for South Africa

Parents react to national lockdown

MSC Cruises unaware passenger tested positive for Covid-19

Celebs And Viral

Cape Town filmmaker Dan Mace tests positive for coronavirus and shares his story