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As second wave builds, funerals mount and coffins are in short supply

6 January 2021 by My Durban

Durban in the News:

As second wave builds, funerals mount and coffins are in short supply: Konyana said the spike in funerals was noticed in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, but he added that Gauteng was now starting to catch up. “Over the past two weeks we saw an increase …

Rising coronavirus cases, limited staff take South Africa’s hospitals to brink of collapse: A second wave of COVID-19 infections is threatening to overwhelm understaffed hospitals where patients are already dying due to a lack of equipment.

South African parks and reserves face a renewed struggle for survival: Game reserves and national parks remain open under alert Level 3, albeit with limited services and scars from financial losses brought on by the lockdown. The tourism industry continues to take a …

How to battle vaccine misinformation in South Africa: Only 53% of South Africans would want to take a coronavirus vaccine if it was available, an Ipsos/World Economic Forum survey has found. Two causes of this low percentage are worries about potential …

South African variant unlikely to fully negate COVID vaccines, scientist says: A variant of the coronavirus first detected in South Africa is unlikely to completely negate the immunising effects of vaccines, a researcher studying it told Reuters.

Taking stock: Vaccine uncertainty and a limping economy paint a bleak Covid-19 picture: As holidaymakers return to work and school and the country is in the middle of a second wave of Covid-19 infections, with hospitals battling, a pre-Covid economy looks more distant. The government …

South African coronavirus variant ‘unlikely to completely negate’ COVID-19 vaccines: scientist – Jaweb: A scientist studying the new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa attempted to assuage concerns that existing COVID-19 vaccines will be rendered totally ineffective by the variant known as …


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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: KwaZulu-Natal borders the following areas of Mozambique, Swaziland, and Lesotho: Maputo Province, Mozambique – far northeast; Lubombo District, Swaziland – northeast, east of Shiselweni; Shiselweni District, Swaziland – northeast, west of Lubombo; Mokhotlong District, Lesotho – southwest, north of Thaba-Tseka; Thaba-Tseka District, Lesotho – southwest, between Mokhotlong and Qacha’s Nek; Qacha’s Nek District, Lesotho – southwest, south of Thaba-Tseka. Domestically, it borders the following provinces: Mpumalanga – north; Free State – west; Eastern Cape – southwest.


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