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Lab tech who found B.C. s 1st case of COVID-19 recalls sheer terror of discovery
In the early days of the pandemic, Rebecca Hickman would carefully watch each sample being tested for the novel coronavirus in her lab at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.
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Source: Department of Health
As of Tuesday, 26 January 2021, the cumulative number of detected Covid-19 cases is 1,423,578 with 6,041 new cases identified, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has confirmed.
680 more Covid-19 related deaths were reported. This brings the total number of Covid-19 related deaths to 41,797.
Recoveries now stand at 1,254,674 representing a recovery rate of 88%.
Passengers move through during a media tour of the domestic terminal of OR Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, 28 August 2020. The tour was to showcase the developments and protocols that are in place after the Covid-19 alert level dropped to level 2
A BRIDGWATER school has been praised by parents for the range and quality of food in its food parcels. Staff at Haygrove School have been working hard to deliver the parcels to families whose children normally receive free school meals. The parcels, which are distributed by the school and paid for the Government, have been well received by parents. One parent commented, whilst collecting their food box from the school, “These food parcels are so important to my family. I live on my own with my children and we are so grateful for anything, and it’s a bonus, the kids love the yoghurts.”
Citizen reporter We take a look at what has happened since president Cyril Ramaphosa announced the national lockdown. Picture for illustration. Healthcare workers treating Covid-19 patients at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital, 11 January 2020, Pretoria. Picture: Jacques Nelles
According to the World Health Organization, some 168 potential vaccines are currently in development. AFP/File/CHANDAN KHANNA
The Covid-19 pandemic has not only brought with it pain, misery and death, but has also come with valuable social, political and health lessons on how to better respond to such phenomena.
In March the government imposed what was considered one of the strictest lockdowns to curb the spread of Covid-19, including bans on alcohol and tobacco sales, dog walking and jogging.