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SA’s death toll climbed to just shy of 25,000 Covid-19 related deaths, as the total number of confirmed infections moved past 930,000.Image: 123RF / maridav
COVID 19

The Covid-19 second wave is here, confirms Zweli Mkhize

Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced on Wednesday that there were 6,079 new Covid-19 cases reported over the past 24 hours Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced on Wednesday that SA is now in its second wave of Covid-19…

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Models predict that the reintroduction of the ban on alcohol sales could result in a 20% reduction of all trauma cases and a 40% reduction of all alcohol-related trauma by the third week of restrictions, says health minister Zweli Mkhize Image: Anthony Molyneaux
ALCOHOL BAN

Zweli Mkhize: Just one week of alcohol ban will see 3,400 fewer hospital traumas

SA health minister on the rationale behind the booze ban President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced that a nationwide ban on the sale and distribution of alcohol would take effect immediately. The decision has been met with mixed…

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