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‘I’m safe because you’re safe’: How COVID-19 brought science into our homes
Leading epidemiologists come together to discuss how COVID-19 has changed the meaning and process of science in this lecture presented by South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Embassy of Sweden.
What does COVID-19 mean for people with HIV and TB? Check out the data
Plus, why new, simpler TB prevention medication couldn't come at a better time for South Africa. Check out these resources from our latest webinar.
Welcome to the wonderful world of vaccination. Here’s why young people should get the...
Are you confused about COVID vaccines? A lot of young people are on the fence about whether they should get their jab or not. To put your mind at ease, we had an infectious diseases expert break it down.
How to play professional sports during #COVID-19
With these department of sports, arts and culture directives South Africa’s sportsmen and women return to the field, but spectators still cheer from home.
From the frontlines: Which type of health worker is most likely to get COVID-19?
Despite being among those at highest risk of contracting the new coronavirus, information about infections among healthcare workers in South Africa has been scarce. But Health Minister Zweli Mkhize recently released new numbers detailing how the outbreak has impacted health workers across the country.
Mapping a virus: Tracking the spread of South Africa’s COVID-19 outbreak
In March 2020, South Africa confirmed its first case of COVID-19. Seven months later the country had just over 650 000 people who had tested positive for the new coronavirus. Here’s what our local epidemic has looked like over time.
Overseas trips & a midnight curfew: This is life in lockdown level 1
You can hang out with your friends for two hours longer but night clubs are still off limits. Here’s what else is new.
Access to information during South Africa’s lockdown
A response to the novel coronavirus from the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services: directives on digital technologies and access to information during South Africa’s national state of disaster and lockdown.
After the ECHO trial: World Health Organisation updates guidance on contraception
A woman’s risk of HIV does not restrict her contraceptive choice', say new guidelines released today in the wake of recent findings that the widely-used birth control injection does not increase a woman's risk of HIV.
Beaches, bars and gyms are back: What you can and can’t do under level...
South Africa’s level 2 regulations easing the country’s nationwide lockdown. Find out what has changed and what hasn’t in these updated laws.
Coronavirus testing criteria: A quick reference for South African healthcare workers
An updated version of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases’ (NICD) reference guide for health workers testing for the new coronavirus.
How to bury someone who died of COVID-19
The health department has released directives outlining how patients who succumbed to COVID-19 are to be handled and buried.
Seeing the forest for the trees with Cochrane South Africa: Forest plots and systematic...
A gentle introduction to forest plots and systematic reviews. Courtesy of Cochrane South Africa and the South African Medical Research Council.
Nearing the second peak under lockdown Level 3: Here are the rules
Following the festive season, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced new measures to deal with the rising number of coronavirus infections. Find out the latest developments in South Africa’s planned response to the epidemic.
SA’s lockdown liquor ban: All the spats and stats
Take a look back at all our reporting on the alcohol ban, whether it helped, and why it was necessary.