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The East African Saturday December 19 2020 Shoppers stand in a queue while they wait to enter the Jabulani Mall in Soweto, on March 31, 2020. As of December 18, 2020 , South Africa had recorded 892,813 known cases of Covid-19 with 24,000 known deaths. PHOTO | AFP Summary A mutated virus instinctively sounds scary, but mutation is common in viruses. Advertisement A new variant (lineage) of the Sars-CoV-2 virus, which causes the coronavirus disease, has been detected in South Africa, scientists have announced. South Africa’s Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize said the new variant of the virus, kno...

Professor Salim Abdool Karim and Dr Anthony Fauci were jointly awarded the John Maddox Prize 2020 “for standing up for science during the coronavirus pandemic” on Monday, 14 December 2020.  They were commended for “going beyond the line of duty as government advisers on health” in their communication of the complex and changing science of Covid-19 to the public and policymakers alike. Abdool Karim is an epidemiologist and director of the Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa, as well as the chair of South Africa’s Covid-19 ministerial advisory committee. Dr Fauc...

Anthony Fauci and Salim Abdool Karim joint winners of John Maddox Prize 2020 Citizen reporter The Academy of Science of South Africa has congratulated Karim on the award. Dr Anthony Fauci and Professor Salim Abdool Karim have been jointly awarded the John Maddox Prize 2020 for standing up for science during the coronavirus pandemic. Fauci, director of the US’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Ka...

SA's Abdool Karim wins top award for 'standing up for science' during COVID-19 Along with Antony Fauci, South African epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim has won the prestigious John Maddox Prize 2020 for "going beyond the line of duty". Infectious disease specialist Professor Salim Abdool Karim. Picture: @UKZN/Twitter. 113 days ago JOHANNESBURG - South African epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim has been announced as the joint winner of the John Maddox Prize for 2020. Along with Anthony Fauci, director of t...

Professors Salim Abdool Karim and Quarraisha Karim lauded by Bill Gates for work on Aids, Covid-19 By Janine Moodley Share Durban - Professors Salim Abdool Karim and his wife, Quarraisha, have been hailed heroes by Bill Gates, a philanthropist and the founder of Microsoft. This was for their efforts in combatting HIV/Aids and Covid-19. The Abdool Karims, both aged 60, are internationally renowned for their work at the Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa (Caprisa) and their contribution to Covid-19 research. Salim, an infectious diseases specialist, was chosen to lead a ...