Novel coronavirus 2019 nCov 5 February 2020
No new countries reported outbreaks.
No new countries reported outbreaks.
WHO held a press conference in Geneva to update the world on the new coronavirus. The speaker was Dr Sylvie Briand, Director, Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness, WHO The press conference audio can be listened to here
Die VF Plus verwelkom die besluit van regter Dhaya Pillay om ʼn lasbrief uit te reik vir die inhegtenisneming van oud-president Jacob Zuma wat weens beweerde mediese redes vandag nie opgedaag het vir sy korrupsie-hofsaak in die hooggeregshof in Pietermaritzburg nie. Die besluit van regter…
Latest confirmed numbers for Novel coronavirus nCov as at 3 February 2020
Pretoria, 03 February 2020: The South African Police Service (SAPS) wishes to inform the youth of the Republic of South Africa (RSA) that the screening and selection process for the Basic Police Learning Development Programme (BPLDP) for the 2019/2020 financial year is still underway. Applications…
SITUATION IN NUMBERS total and new cases in last 24 hours up to 1 February 2020 Globally : 11953 confirmed (2128 new) China : 11821 confirmed (2102 new) 1795 severe (268 new) 259 deaths (46 new) Outside of China : 132 confirmed (26 new) 23…
WHO RECOMMENDATIONS AND ADVICE FOR THE PUBLIC During previous outbreaks due to other coronavirus (Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), human-to-human transmission occurred through droplets, contact and fomites, suggesting that the transmission mode of the 2019-nCoV can be similar. The basic…
EASTERN CAPE – The Serious Corruption Investigation of the Hawks arrested three suspects yesterday morning in East London and Port Elizabeth respectively for two different cases relating to fraud and corruption. Baxolile Ngoloyi (35) and Simthembile Smith (29) subsequently appeared at the Specialised Commercial Crime…
The WHO has declared the Novel coronavirus a public health emergency of International concern. First cases reported in Finland, India, Phillippines all had travel history to Wuhan City WHO recommended that the name of the disease should be: "2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease" …
The second meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV in the People's Republic of China, with exportations to other countries, took place on Thursday, 30 January 2020, from…