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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.
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.
What’s unique about the body’s response to the 501Y.V2 variant? Find out
New research shows that protection against the 501Y.V2 variant could also extend to other variants — including the original virus circulating the country and the variant first identified in Brazil. Understanding the immune response to the new form of the virus in South Africa can help shape how vaccines are designed for more long-lasting and wider protection.
Reopening South Africa’s Universities
A summary of South Africa’s department of higher education and training directives on the phased reopening of universities and higher education institutions. What university staff and students can expect under South Africa’s coronavirus lockdown.
South Africa guidelines for contact tracing of COVID-19 patients, health promotion and handling of...
Guidelines on how we navigate home and work during the coronavirus pandemic.
No child’s play: Will social distancing work on playgrounds?
Children can return to nursery schools, but they’ll have to stay far apart and there won’t be any outings.
What does moral injury feel like? A guide for health workers
South African health workers have to make difficult treatment decisions every day, but epidemics make it worse. Go inside the moral distress of working on the COVID-19 and HIV frontlines with two doctors who saw it first-hand.
Communicating risk and engaging vulnerable communities in the time of the coronavirus
A reference tool for communicators and organisers to better engage vulnerable communities during the coronavirus pandemic.Publication title: COVID-19: How to include marginalised and...
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.
COVID-19 cases from Wuhan: What the early data tell us
COVID-19 research study: Chronicling the first cases of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China. A summary of key findings.
How epidemics like COVID-19 increase violence against women and children
Crises such as the coronavirus pandemic increase the violence women and children face. This Center for Global Development helps us understand why.
What kinds of clothes can you buy in-store under level four lockdown?
Keeping covered up under lockdown. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s regulations on in-store clothes sales.
Why science & research can be hard to swallow: The giant hamburger of trust
The scientific process is like a hamburger. By examining the quality of each ingredient, you can see how good the end product is. You wouldn’t want mouldy bread or wilted lettuce ruining a perfectly good meal — and similarly you don’t want bad science ruining what could otherwise be a perfectly good vaccine. We look at whether Sputnik V could make it onto the menu.
COVID lessons for South Africa’s National Health Insurance
What implementation lessons can we transfer from the country’s COVID vaccine roll-out to universal access to healthcare? We ask our panel of experts.
World Health Organisation guidelines for managing and treating latent TB
A consolidated look at the World Health Organisation’s latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) guidelines.
COVID coverings for kids — the World Health Organisation’s mask guidelines
Here is a summary of the health authority’s recommendations for children younger than 18 wearing facial masks to curb COVID-19.