South Africa's hospitals are overwhelmed as coronavirus cases spike

Hospitals in South Africa are overwhelmed with the number of patients as the number of coronavirus infections surge.
A new variant of the virus thought to be more highly transmissible is spreading in South Africa
South Africa tops 1 million coronavirus cases
South Africa has become the first country on the African continent to surpass the 1-million mark for Coronavirus cases.
South Africa has reported the most cases of coronavirus in Africa, followed by Morocco and Egypt
South Africa crosses one million cases of coronavirus
South Africa has reported at least one million cases of coronavirus since confirming its first case in March, the Ministry of Health said late on Sunday, only days after a new faster-spreading variant of the virus was confirmed to be breaking out in the country.
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UNICEF launches COVID-19 vaccine market dashboard
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday announced the launch of a COVID-19 vaccine market dashboard, an interactive tool to follow the developments of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 vaccine market and the efforts of the COVAX Facility to ensure fair and equitable access for every country in the world.
A nurse from Lancet Nectare hospital (R) performs a COVID-19 coronavirus test in Richmond
South Africans fill COVID testing centres amid second wave
Coronavirus testing centres in South Africa are filling up as the country that has the most cases on the continent went into a second wave of the pandemic this month.
Accra Hearts of Oak SC
Ghana Premier League teams record 56 cases of coronavirus
Ghanaian giants Accra Hearts of Oak has recorded the highest number of Coronavirus positive cases after the first round of tests ahead of the new season.
Ahmad Ahmad, CAF President
CAF President discharged from hospital
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that President Ahmad Ahmad has been discharged from the hospital after testing positive for Covid-19 on October 30.