SA’s 501.V2 coronavirus variant is now in at least 23 countries – and that isn’t all bad

A coronavirus variant first discovered in South Africa has spread around the world,...

WHO team in Wuhan to investigate origin of coronavirus, more than a year after it began to spread

The mission is being conducted by an international team of 10 researchers who will also...

UK government unveils £4.6 billion in new lockdown stimulus for businesses hard-hit by Covid-19

Government announces almost £5 billion in help for retail, hospitality and leisure firms,...

Dialysis patient, 82, first person in the UK to receive new Oxford and AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

Brian Pinker said he was "so pleased" to get the vaccine and can now look forward to...

UK making risky bet to stretch supply of Covid vaccines - scientists split on strategy

The UK is giving more people a single dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine as soon as...

Praying 82-year-old Covid patient in the US was beaten to death by another patient with oxygen tank

The suspect, who shared a hospital room with the victim, allegedly became enraged when...

Here are SA’s top 10 imports of 2020 – and why rice surged after hard lockdown

Imports of material used to produce face masks and rice surged to new highs in 2020.

Covid was circulating in Europe and China months before Wuhan outbreak, studies show

December 31 marks the anniversary of the first reported coronavirus case, but research...