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A TOP government official says Covid-19 is almost overwhelming the Zimbabwean health system amid deaths of local people, including prominent citizens countrywide.
In a tweet on Friday, Information Secretary Nick Mangwana said, “We hear UK beds are overwhelmed by Covid19. Well, that’s them. They say in SA, hospital admission thresholds are now quite high- that’s them. But, let me tell you about our own situation, don’t catch the virus if you can avoid it. We are being overwhelmed and overrun by this virus.”
Mangwana made these remarks at a time the Ministry of Health reported that the country registered 217 new cases on Thursday and six deaths. Some of the people who died were prominent independent political commentator Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo, Zanu PF’s UK district chairperson Tawengwa Masimba, a distinguished minister of religion and several others.
This year will go down as one of the worst for most South Africans as Covid-19 wreaked havoc in the country. Vuyo Mkize takes us back to the start of it all.
March 5 2020 is a day most South Africans aren’t likely to forget for a long time to come.
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DA to take legal action to make govt s Covid-19 vaccine public News24.com Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen. Photo from Gallo Images.
Whether the government likes it or not, the DA will push for South Africa s Covid-19 vaccine plans to be made public.
This is according to the party’s spokesperson on health Siviwe Gwarube who, together with DA leader John Steenhuisen, on Friday announced plans to force government to release its plans on sourcing a Covid-19 vaccine for the country. The DA’s steps comes after News24 reported earlier this month that South Africa is yet to make an estimated R500 million payment to an international initiative to secure access to Covid-19 vaccines for lower income countries.
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DA leader John Steenhuisen. Picture: Veli Nhlapo According to a report by Bloomberg, South Africa missed a December 15 deadline to make a deposit that would secure vaccines.
Whether the government likes it or not, the DA will push for South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine plans to be made public.
This is according to the party’s spokesperson on health Siviwe Gwarube who, together with DA leader John Steenhuisen, on Friday announced plans to force the government to release its plans on sourcing a Covid-19 vaccine for the country.