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10.07.2022 / 17:37

15 people killed in bar shooting in South Africa

A woman reacts as security forces and forensic service inspect the scene of a mass shooting in Soweto, South Africa, on July 10, 2022. Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg's Soweto township has killed 15 people and left others in critical condition, according to police.Police say they are investigating reports that a group of men arrived in a minibus taxi and opened fire on some of the patrons at the bar shortly after midnight Sunday.Those injured have been taken to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.The number of cartridges found on the scene indicates that a group of people opened fire in the bar, said Gauteng province police commissioner Lt.

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COVID-19 Scan for Feb 24, 2022

A seroepidemiologic survey of 7,010 people in Gauteng province, South Africa, before the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant outcompeted the Delta strain shows that 80% of those older than 50 years had antibodies against the virus, with most seropositivity likely generated by previous infection.In the study, published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medici

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Omicron less severe than Delta with fewer hospitalisations, two studies suggest

A new study from South African suggests that those infected with Omicron were much less likely to end up in hospital than those with Delta.

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Omicron covid variant 4 times more transmissible than Delta: Japan study

omicron variant of Covid-19 is 4.2 times more transmissible in its early stage than delta, according to a study by a Japanese scientist who advises the country’s health ministry, a finding likely to confirm fears about the new strain’s contagiousness.

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Fauci says omicron variant could be ‘red flag,’ urges COVID-19 boosters for all

CNN and discussed what is being done so far to better understand the new, "highly transmissible" COVID-19 strain discovered by South African scientists. "Well certainly there is a new variant that is now in South Africa in the Gauteng Province, that has some mutations that are raising some concern, particularly with regard to possibly transmissibility increase and possibly evasion of immune response. We don’t know that for sure right now, this is really something that’s in motion and we just arranged right now, a discussion between our scientists and the South African scientists a little bit later in the morning, to really get the facts because you’re hearing a lot of things back and forth.

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Explainer: What is this new COVID-19 variant emerging in South Africa?

New COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa has scientists concerned Peacock also said there was no indication that the variant causes more lethal disease.Francois Balloux, director of the Genetics Institute at University College London, said the sharp rate of COVID-19 infections in South Africa, and particularly in Gauteng province, was concerning.“The biggest risk is that (this variant) is better at re-infecting people as well as being more transmissible and virulent,” he said in a statement.

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South Africa aims to vaccinate nearly 6 lakh teachers against Covid in 14 days

South Africa has launched an ambitious plan to vaccinate 582,000 teachers for Covid-19 protection within 14 days, starting from June 23, officials said on Saturday.

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South Africa struggles with post-holiday spike in COVID-19

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa is struggling to cope with a spike in COVID-19 cases that has already overwhelmed some hospitals, as people returning from widespread holiday travel along the coast spread the country's more infectious coronavirus variant.Of particular concern is Gauteng province, the country's most populous, which includes the cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria. Authorities say it is already seeing a spike in new infections after people traveled to coastal areas, where the variant is dominant.“We expect that Gauteng is going to be hit very soon and very hard,” said Professor Willem Hanekom, director of the Africa Health Research Institute.

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South Africa's minibus taxis go on strike, hitting workers

JOHANNESBURG – A strike by South Africa’s minibus taxi drivers over what they say is inadequate coronavirus relief funds has disrupted the return of scores of thousands of people to work.Taxi operators in the economic hub of Gauteng province, which includes the city of Johannesburg and the capital Pretoria, Monday morning blocked roads and refused to transport workers.

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Cape Town is virus hot spot for South Africa and continent

JOHANNESBURG – Cape Town has become the center of the COVID-19 outbreak in South Africa and one of Africa's hot spots.

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Boy, 11, electrocuted and killed playing on bouncy castle in garden during lockdown

An 11-year-old schoolboy was electrocuted and killed as he played on a bouncy castle in his garden during lockdown.

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