Cipla plans to sell the drug at $55 a shot, or $330 (R5,600) for a five-day course, according to Cipla SA CEO Paul Miller.
The current rate of about 65 deaths per day is expected to rise to 150 in coming weeks
Conclusions on social media are often misleading and superficial, public health researchers warn
Medical Research Council estimates the tally of 'natural' deaths is far higher than in earlier periods
The union says the visits are to highlight the number of workers ‘carelessly’ exposed to the virus, which it says ‘is tantamount to murder’
CapeBio Technologies says the kits will produce results within two hours, down from the three to four hours taken by the available imported kits
The more involved SA is in vaccine development, the closer it will be to the ‘front of queue’ when a vaccine is developed, according to one professor
Revenue collection in Africa's richest city has taken a heavy knock due to pandemic lockdown
Minister says a database has been developed containing details of all available medical workers
Adrenaline is carrying many healthcare workers through the pandemic and helps them cope with the exhaustion and tragedy they experience daily
City reports 600 more natural deaths in three weeks than are usual for this time of year, the Medical Research Council says
The health minister says protocols are being updated in hospitals to allow doctors to make use of the drug
Every patient will be treated the same, regardless of who pays, say medical schemes and private hospitals
South Africa recorded 88 more Covid-19 related deaths over the past 24 hours.
Thirty-six of the fatalities were from the Western Cape, 24 from Gauteng and nine from the Eastern Cape
The state laboratory has dramatically improved its turnaround time for the province, which accounts for 65% of the cases reported to date
National Health Laboratory Service battles increased demand for testing as SA’s Covid-19 epidemic grows
Shortage of tests and lack of capacity to process them is thwarting the drive to halt spread of coronavirus
As the world economies start to reopen, SA is battling with the legality of its own government’s lockdown restrictions
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