South Africa

The country’s largest union, Nehawu, has threatened to go on strike because fitness personnel face an insufficient source of protective equipment and civil service personnel call for a pay rise until 2020.the economy shows an increase in unemployment and debt.The city of Cape Town also blamed the pandemic for stagnation of several projects, with nearly $27.7 million to allocate to the city’s tight budget for 2020/21.Covid-19 deaths in South Africa increased to 12,618 with instances shown at 599,940 and recoveries to 497,169.

Winter ends in the southern hemisphere and country after country – South Africa, Australia, Argentina – came as a surprise: their measures against COVID-19 also blocked the flu.

With cases shown of coronavirus in Africa reaching one million, the director of the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that “we exert fatigue at all” in the reaction to the pandemic.

Senegal was prominent in recent research on how 36 countries controlled the pandemic.The United States landed near the bottom.

The South African government is investigating the government for grafting irregularities into tenders worth five billion rand ($ 290 million) of coronavirus, the head of its Special Investigation Unit (SIU) told lawmakers on Wednesday.

Africa has a committee of experts to advise governments on COVID-19 clinical trials on classic remedies.

The COVID-19 pandemic is testing the patience of some African leaders who care about losing followers and investments as restrictions on meetings continue.

Ghebreyesus commented on COVID-19 corruption scandal in South Africa

According to Vice President David Mabuza, departments are experimenting with new screening tests at COVID-19 sites.

The South African Beer Association said it will identify institutions that violate the law and cut off its supply.