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You can now register for the COVID-19 vaccine via WhatsApp or SMS Here's how you can register via WhatsApp or SMS to get the COVID-19 vaccine jab during phase two of SA's vaccine roll-out. The Department of Health recently launched a COVID-19 vaccine registration portal through WhatsApp and USSD in South Africa. This comes as the second phase of the vaccine rollout in South Africa is expected to resume on Monday, 17 May 2021. According to IOL, the service is only open for people over the age of 60 as well as healthcare workers which have not been vaccinated through the Sisonke protocol. As ...

Just over 400 000 healthcare workers vaccinated as SA’s Covid cases increase by 1 548 By IOL Reporter Share DURBAN - The National Department of Health has confirmed that more than 400 000 healthcare workers have been vaccinated. In its daily Covid statistics statement, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize, confirmed that under the Sisonke Protocol, 414 372 healthcare workers have received their Covid-19 jab. Mkhize said the country's cumulative number of confirmed cases have increased to 1 599 272. He said 1 548 new cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours. Picture: Health Ministry "Toda...

Brian Sokutu Millions of citizens in SA are yet to be vaccinated against the virus, that has led to at least 1.5 million positive cases. Picture: Neil McCartney With the rollout of the much-awaited Covid-19 vaccination programme having hardly begun in South Africa, strains of the coronavirus from India and the United Kingdom (UK) have been detected in the country – a development expected to deepen the local crisis. To avert any further spread of the virus, ...

SA Reports 2 191 New Cases of COVID-19 EWN Share with your network! The Department of Health have confirmed that the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases identified in South Africa is 1 594 817. Testing Data The number of tests conducted to date is 10 861 611. Of these 29 873 tests were conducted since the last report. Deaths and Recoveries 37 more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported: Eastern Cape 0, Free State 2, Gauteng 21, Kwa-Zulu Natal 7, Limpopo 0, Mpumalanga 0, North West 0, Northern Cape 7 and Western Ca...

Covid-19 in SA: 1 778 new cases, 11 deaths By IOL Share Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Sunday confirmed 1778 new Covid-19 cases in South Africa and 11 Covid-19 related deaths. Of the newly confirmed deaths, 8 were reported in Gauteng, 1 in the Eastern Cape, 1 in the Free State and 1 in KwaZulu-Natal. This brings the total number of people who have died of Covid-19 related complications in South Africa to 54 735. As of today the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases identified in the country is 1 596 595. The cumulative recoveries now stand at 1 516 256, representing a recovery rate of 95%. The...