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COVID-19 transmission via expiratory particles during speech
Normal speech by individuals who are asymptomatic but infected with coronavirus may produce enough aerosolised particles to transmit the infection, according to aerosol scientists...
Public use of surgical masks 'could help slow' COVID-19 pandemic's advance
In laboratory experiments, the masks significantly reduced the amounts of various airborne viruses coming from infected patients, measured using the breath-capturing "Gesundheit II machine"...
COVID-19: Medical Protection Society announces two month’s free membership
With healthcare professionals’ personal and financial wellbeing being significantly impacted by the spread of COVID-19, Medical Protection Society has announced that members who have...
Health system at risk as virus spreads among health workers
The SA Medical Association has warned, as the virus spreads among health workers, that if more doctors and nurses are infected at work and have to...
Medical bodies slam HPCSA over 'wrong and dangerous' telemedicine ban
Medical organisations – including the SA Medical Association (Sama), the Board of Healthcare Funders of SA, the Health Funders Association, the SA Private Practitioners...
Union threatens legal action over lack of protective gear for health workers
South Africa’s biggest public sector union, Nehawu, has threatened Health Minister Zweli Mkhize with court action, accusing his department of allegedly forcing some health...
Business contributes additional billions to fight SA's COVID-19 outbreak
The Solidarity Fund announced on 30 March that it would be using a portion of the R500m raised during its first week of operations...
SA bans export of goods that may be required to counter the pandemic
A ban has been placed on exporting a long list of goods required domestically as South Africa deals with the COVID-19 epidemic, reports Pam...
SA suppliers race against time to secure essential medical equipment
South Africa is in a life-or-death race to secure essential medical equipment before a surge in COVID-19 patients is expected to hit hospitals in...
SA health regulator gives emergency go-ahead for chloroquine importation
A local pharmaceutical company has received permission from the medical regulator to import half a million chloroquine phosphate tablets for use in severely ill...