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A regular podcast following the SARS-COV2 coronavirus outbreak in South Africa with updates regarding the COVID-19 disease it causes. Started on 10 March 2020.
31 MAR 2020 · Source: www.nicd.ac.za
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, as of 31 March 2020, confirmed 46 new additional cases that have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the causative pathogen for COVID-19. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa to 1 353. Of the 46 newly tested cases, 22 were identified in Gauteng, nine in Western Cape, seven in KwaZulu-Natal, three in Limpopo, three in Mpumalanga and two in Free State provinces, respectively.
19 MAR 2020 · South Africa racks up 150 infections. Thankfully there have been 0 deaths.
Following the expansion of national-wide routine testing for SARS-CoV-2 in public and private laboratories, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, will start to transition to functioning as a reference and surveillance laboratory for COVID-19. This will include resolving and troubleshooting indeterminate and other unusual results as well as providing other reference laboratory functions. In addition, the NICD will conduct testing on routine surveillance samples to monitor the possible spread of COVID-19 across the country. Sequencing of early isolates of SARS-CoV-2 is underway and this information will be shared as soon possible.
Source: www.nicd.ac.za
18 MAR 2020 · It has gone local and is spreading fast.
15 MAR 2020 · President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a state of disaster. Local spread of the disease has been confirmed. Total infected tally is on 61.
15 MAR 2020 · President of the country to address the nation at 6pm. Watch live on TV, online or listen to the radio.
15 MAR 2020 · South Africa's total tally of covid-19 cases now stands at 51 as opposed to 38 the day before. NICD expects confirmation of local spread soon.
Sources:
NICD
http://www.nicd.ac.za/covid-19-update-17/
WHO
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd
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14 MAR 2020 · South Africa's total tally of covid-19 cases now stands at a shocking 38. It is still a faster than expected rise in infections. Still no locally transmitted cases have been confirmed as yet.
Sources:
NICD
http://www.nicd.ac.za/covid-19-update-16/
WHO
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd
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13 MAR 2020 · South Africa's total tally of covid-19 cases now stands at a shocking 24. It is a faster than expected rise. The upside is that no locally transmitted cases have been reported so far.
Sources:
NICD
http://www.nicd.ac.za/covid-19-update-15/
WHO
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd
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13 MAR 2020 · Antowan Nothling gives a quick rundown of the unfolding situation regarding the spread of the SARS-CoV2 virus and the covid-19 disease it causes in a South African context.
10 MAR 2020 · 7 Confirmed cases to date. Zero deaths. South Africa is headed for what could be one of the worst viral outbreaks in its history. The world is already in disarray because of this disease. The economy is taking pain. Learn more with this regular podcast.
Sources:
World Health Organization
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
http://www.health.gov.za/
http://www.nicd.ac.za/
https://youtu.be/O05yTkw3tMI
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A regular podcast following the SARS-COV2 coronavirus outbreak in South Africa with updates regarding the COVID-19 disease it causes. Started on 10 March 2020.
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