Johannesburg - Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has confirmed 59 more Covid-19 deaths, taking South Africa’s death toll to over 54 511.
Recently, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority approved the use of the Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines for emergency use.Speaking on the cargo ship from India, in which seaman died and 14 other crew members tested positive for Covid-19, Mkhize reassured South Africans that the B.1.617 variant - which is ravaging India, had yet to be detected in South Africa.
“We confirm that the B.1.617 variant, circulating widely in India, has not been detected, however the genomics teams are working on some samples and we will need to allow the time it takes to sequence before we get an answer,” he said. “These all form part of the regulations that govern the management of Covid-19 and it has been through adherence to these regulations that we have detected and contained Covid-19 cases at ports of entry,” said Mkhize.
“The vessel has been secured and is currently under strict security in its berth until authorities decide to move it to the outer anchorage under strict security until the containment period is successfully completed,” said Mkhize.In another incident in Gqeberha, he said a vessel which had arrived from Kenya and four crew member had tested ill aboard.
MarkHarry212 investment platform is the best online platform so far... I'll always speak good of you MarkHarry212 He's the primary source of my income right now🙏 I'll always invest with him till I retire
So this ship docks in Dbn on Sunday, in the midst of the Indian crisis, and over 200 local port employees manually offload the tons of rice, packed in 50kg bags. And our comatose lot remained silent & inactive whilst the world has been commenting bt the horror in India.
Not been confirmed to date does not mean not here as yet.
😡😡
I don't trust him 😡
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: eNCA - 🏆 49. / 51 Read more »
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for SA has '95% success rate'Coronavirus Updates.
Source: TimesLIVE - 🏆 28. / 59 Read more »
Source: TheCitizen_News - 🏆 6. / 75 Read more »
First Covid-19 death in almost two months hits SingaporeWoman dies in a ward at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where a cluster of 27 cases has been identified
Source: BDliveSA - 🏆 12. / 63 Read more »
Source: TheCitizen_News - 🏆 6. / 75 Read more »