Ahead of World Diabetes Day on Sunday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has alerted that Africa’s death rates from COVID-19 infections are significantly higher in patients with diabetes.
Hiding the bottom half of the face with a mask could have a detrimental effect on our ability to socially interact and share other people’s emotions, new research suggests.
People double dosed with Sinovac, Sinopharm and Covaxin can travel quarantine-free to the UK from November 22.
Japan recorded no daily deaths from COVID-19 for the first time in more than a year on Sunday, according to local media.
The United States reopens its land and air borders Monday to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against COVID-19, ending 20 months of restrictions on travel from around the globe that separated families, hobbled tourism and strained diplomatic ties.
Covid-19 patients are being advised to avoid contact with their pets after a local study found that dogs and cats can contract the virus from their infected owners.
The Thai government issued an announcement on October 21 stating that it would allow fully vaccinated travellers from 63 countries and territories to enter the kingdom without quarantine from November 1, on condition they test negative for COVID-19 upon arriving in the Land of Smiles.
Advocates are pushing for more outreach, including within the LGBTQ community.
Sex on premises venues in New South Wales can finally reopen next week but Sydney’s gay saunas have accused NSW Health of unfair treatment.
The period between waves in SA ranges from 94 to 99 days, with high-risk events having little impact on this.
The German parliament will not extend the “epidemic situation of national scope” when it expires next month, but will keep in place certain measures to check the spread of the coronavirus, lawmakers said on Wednesday.
President Jair Bolsonaro claimed he read a report that fully vaccinated people are developing AIDS, but he hasn’t said where the report is or who wrote it – because it doesn’t exist.
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the entire globe and taken a massive toll on people’s mental health. According to a new analysis, in 2020, the effects resulted in a 25% surge in depressive and anxiety disorders across 204 countries, including South Africa.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says a new taskforce may be the last chance to find the origins of Covid-19. It has nominated 26 experts to join the body, the Scientific Advisory Group on the Origins of Novel Pathogens (Sago).
SA has launched its digital Covid-19 vaccine certificate with QR code – here’s how it works.
The pandemic caused digital grocery sales to skyrocket. As the market matures, key players are vying for dominance, which is driving trends like click and collect and partnerships with third-party delivery services.
The NHS Scotland Covid Status app was made available to download on Apple and Android devices on Thursday afternoon.
Following meetings of the National Coronavirus Command Council and the President’s Coordinating Council, Cabinet has decided to move South Africa from Adjusted Alert Level 2 to Adjusted Alert Level 1.
Three-quarters of Covid cases in Delta outbreak at Texas prison were among vaccinated inmates – but hospitalizations and deaths were three times higher among unvaccinated, CDC report finds.
Recently Indian press touted that Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state with about 230 million people was nearly COVID-19 free.
