Новости за 19.03.2020

Italy passed a grim milestone on Thursday when it overtook China as the country with most reported deaths from the new coronavirus sweeping the planet.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has warned against stigma arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, after hearing of a complaint where an employer threatened to sue an employee if he did not get tested.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille on Thursday announced that her department had identified 37 state-owned properties which could be converted into quarantine sites should the need arise.

The Western Cape government is increasing its tracing teams as the province's Covid-19 infections increased to 46 on Thursday.

Justice Minister Ronald Lamola and Police Minister Bheki Cele have warned South Africans that failure to comply with the regulations of the national state of disaster to combat the Covid-19 outbreak in South Africa will be dealt with by law enforcement agencies.

Following the gazetted regulations that will govern the national state of disaster in South Africa, an inter-ministerial committee briefing was held on Thursday that was led by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.

The United States has 10 755 cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus while 154 people have died from the pathogen, a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University has shown.

Millions of people could die from the new coronavirus, particularly in poor countries, if it is allowed to spread unchecked, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned.

A Debt Relief Fund is on the horizon to assist small businesses impacted by the novel coronavirus, the Department of Small Business Development announced on Thursday.

The CEO of Business Leadership SA warns that, even if the country successfully curbs the spread of the coronavirus, its economic impact is bound to be dire.

Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize says the department is starting to see recoveries of Covid-19 positive patients.

Malusi Mpumlwana, the general secretary of the South Africa Council of Churches says some religious leaders are reluctant to abide by the government's ban of not more than 100 people in gatherings, calling them "naysayers who are testing God".

One person bagged more than R360 000 in the Daily Lotto jackpot on Thursday.

Fewer and fewer people will be risking their lives by venturing outside their homes as they stream entertainment from the comfort of their couches while blissfully unaware that those behind their favourite shows are going through a crippling time, writes Herman Eloff.

The eerie time is upon us … a complete absence of frontline, live sport over a weekend. How will it, and its devotees, emerge? Rob Houwing explores.

if the governing party again fails to stand up to these narrow and destructive interests to protect the well-being of South Africans, it will potentially condemn hundreds of thousands of people to preventable deaths and destroy thousands of jobs and businesses, writes John Steenhuisen.

National Treasury announced on Thursday that it had issued an instruction note for municipalities and their entities to speed up procurement of goods and items to help prevent and contain the spread of the coronavirus.

The bank that lends to SMEs, Sasfin, says it expects its clients to weather the coronavirus storm, but if any of them need additional credit to keep their doors open or to deal with cash flow problems because they are struggling to sell as consumers self-isolate, it will assess cases on an individual basis and see if it can help.

There's a painful pang that shoots through my chest when the word "moffie" is used.

The Judicial Services Commission has confirmed that an advocate due to go on trial for the alleged rape of a minor is not acting as a judge in the Labour Court.

It is the first time that the Bank cut the interest rate by a full percentage point in one meeting. During the 2008/09 global recession, the Monetary Policy Committee met monthly and cut the interest rate by 25 basis points over four meetings to arrive at the cumulative 1% reduction.

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has dismissed an urgent application launched by two Wits University law students who sought to interdict the university from evacuating students from their residences due to fear of the spread of the coronavirus when they return home.

Police in China's virus epicentre Wuhan acted "inappropriately" by punishing a doctor who blew the whistle on the outbreak that has now killed more than 9,000 worldwide, a Chinese government investigation found Thursday.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip have gone into self-quarantine as the coronavirus continues to spread globally at a rapid pace.

Two men, who were stopped on the side of the N4 near Belfast due to car trouble, have been taken in for questioning in connection with the murder of a senior Hawks detective.