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The Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, with five occupants on board, was heading to Nairobi from Garissa.
The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
AFP
The emergence of new outbreaks in several parts of South Africa has raised fears of a resurgence of the coronavirus, which could be encouraged by the expected gatherings during the festive season.
Authorities in the African country officially most affected by Covid-19 have been struggling to control the number of outbreaks since an increase was reported in November in the neighboring Eastern and Western (Southern) Cape provinces.
Nationally, the daily number of new cases has surpassed 3,000, a 50% jump from an average of 2,000 earlier in November.
More than half of this increase came from infections in the Eastern Cape and about 25% from the Western Cape Province.
\"The small outbreaks we are seeing right now (...) are temporary. Something must be done,\" Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said last week.
The rate of coronavirus transmission in South Africa had dropped sharply after peaking in July, with fewer than three cases detected daily per 100,000 people between late August and early November.
But the lull was short-lived, and authorities are now trying to combat a possible resurgence of the epidemic.
\"We are not in the second wave but in these two provinces (...) we are in full resurgence,\" commented the government adviser in charge of the fight against the coronavirus, Salim Abdool Karim.
If these new epidemic outbreaks are not contained, it is \"only a matter of time\" for the whole country to be affected, he warned.
In the Eastern Cape's largest city, Port Elizabeth, hospitals are already struggling with the rebound of the epidemic, although local authorities say the situation is under control.
'Chronic shortages'
Still reeling from the shock of the first wave, the health services requested assistance from the NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in three public facilities.
\"The hospitals are really overwhelmed with a large number of patients, some even say more than in July,\" said an MSF official for the province, Dr. Colin Pfaff.
\"The facilities are understaffed,\" he added, criticizing \"chronic shortages\" and citing contamination among medical staff.
Private facilities are also affected.
\"Our hospitals in the Eastern Cape are incredibly full at the moment,\" Richard Friedland, head of South Africa's largest private medical network, Netcare, told AFP last week.
\"We still have the capacity to treat new cases\" with the installation of additional beds, he assured nevertheless.
While the provincial government assures that hospitals are neither \"full\" nor \"overwhelmed\", the South African Physicians Association accused the Department of Health this week of not providing adequate support to \"overwhelmed\" staff.
South Africa has recorded 792,000 cases, including more than 21,600 deaths, for a population of nearly 58 million people.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has ruled out a new lockdown at this stage.
The stringent infections which came into effect at the end of March have seriously affected the economy of the most industrialized country on the continent, causing 2.2 million people to lo
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The St. Louis rapper Huey, who is best known for the hit 2006 song “Pop, Lock Drop It” was killed in a double shooting in Kinloch, Missouri on Thursday night.
Another victim, a 21-year-old man, went to the Ferguson Police Department at 222 South Florissant Road after he was shot, according to St. Louis County police Sgt. Benjamin Granda.
Huey and the man were shot in the front yard of a home and detectives think as many as 10 other people were present when the shooting occurred.
It skyrocketed to the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making him one of the many St. Louis rappers to find success along with people like Nelly and Chingy.
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If Professor Karim is worried, the rest of us should be too. Our virus expert has conceded that South Africa's second wave 'may already be happening'.
Birmingham, AL (blacknews.com)— Francesca McCall, a single mother of seven, is now raising 12 children after her sister and her sister’s husband both died from COVID-19, leaving behind their 5 children. She immediately took responsibility to take care of their kids. “We always said that we didn’t want our kids to be separated. We wanted … Continued
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Hubs in the UK are starting the rollout by vaccinating the over-80s and some health and care staff.
Robert Cadrette, a master corporal in the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, died from coronavirus-related complications Saturday. He was 51.
As a Black woman heads to the White House to serve as vice president, another Bay Area native is claiming her own historic first — closer to home. Amanda Ray was sworn in as Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) by Gov. Gavin Newsom on November 17. The CHP is the largest state law […]
Pew Research Center found 83% of Asian Americans said they would get a vaccine compared to 42% of Blacks. White and Latinx respondents were about even with 63% and 61% respectively saying they would.
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Ramaphosa was adamant that public behaviour needs to change immediately to prevent the spread of the virus, and blasted defiance of the laws.
It comes as parts of the world become ready to roll out vaccines for COVID-19
Georgia's senate debates began with a Republican insulting voters with his absence. It ended with another Republican insult voters’ intelligence.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A police officer and his wife were on Sunday found dead in Kwale in a suspected murder and suicide case.
[Nairobi News] Oscar award-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o says activist Boniface Mwangi's docufilm Softie captures her own personal life.
Technology’s impact on the work environment was profound well before the pandemic – streamlining processes, increasing productivity, and making remote work seamless. Now, given the rapid changes in an uncertain economy affected by the virus, knowing how to utilize and navigate technology in the post-COVID world will be even more crucial for entrepreneurs, college […]
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[New Times] Rwanda's representatives in the CAF Champions League, APR departed for Kenya on Wednesday, December 2 for their second leg champions league tie against Gor Mahia on Saturday, December 5 at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi.
With a justified distrust of unproven vaccines, and perceived limited participation by African Americans in clinical trials that led to the development of COVID-19 vaccines, many question whether African Americans will accept vaccination.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyan football giants Gor Mahia will face Algerian side Belouizdad in the First Round of the African Champions League.
Serena Williams is making boss moves in the realm of entrepreneurship and her latest project is inspired by her daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
The Prime Minister of Eswatini has been airlifted to neighboring South Africa for COVID-19 treatment, an official said in a statement late Tuesday.
Ambrose Dlamini, 52, had announced that he had contracted the novel virus two weeks ago, but thought he was asymptomatic.
But on Tueday the deputy Prime Minister, Themba Masuku said he was taken to South Africa for further treatment and was responding well to treatment
\"To guide and fast track the recovery, a decision has been taken that he be transferred to a South African hospital this afternoon,\" Masuku announced in a statement.
Formerly known as Swaziland, the kingdom has reported 6,419 coronavirus cases and 122 deaths among its population of 1.2-million people.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Midshipman Sydney Barber had her doubts about applying for the top student leadership position at the U.S. Naval Academy. A Black woman had never held the post in the 44 years women have been able to attend the 175-year-old institution. A Black academy alumna of another generation saw her potential. Navy […]
With COVID-19 case levels in Los Angeles at record highs – nearly three times higher than those in San Francisco and twice those in New York City – Superintendent Austin Beutner today announced the suspension of all school-based instructional and childcare programs for the rest of the Fall semester.
Los Angeles Unified has been providing one-on-one and small-group tutoring for students, and those efforts will now shift to online. Los Angeles Unified is also temporarily suspending childcare which was provided on campus for children of school-based employees and high-needs families, as well as athletic conditioning programs for student athletes. The changes on school campuses will all be in effect by December 10.
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