Superspreaders: Why Covid-19 is difficult to curb
Asymptomatic patients who infect large numbers of people derail government efforts to flatten the curve. For those without resources, preventative measures are impractical.
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In Pictures | Making a stand
New Frame photojournalists witness a lockdown funeral, the demolition of a home, rising solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and the careful return of worship in places of faith.
Slow rollout undermines Covid-19 social grant
Tito Mboweni’s special adjustment budget shows that the slow implementation of the new grant to alleviate the economic impact of the lockdown has resulted in a decrease in available funds.
Covid-19 Roundup | Unemployment and a vaccine
Unemployment reaches almost 40% as retrenchments escalate. Meanwhile, the first Covid-19 vaccine trials in Africa start in Johannesburg.
Covid-19 shows Italy’s lack of Muslim burial spaces
More than 34 000 people have died from Covid-19 in Italy, which has struggled to find burial space. Muslims have suffered the most in being able to lay loved ones properly to rest.
Returning athletes face health and safety concerns
Sport has been gradually returning to action in some parts of the world. Without fans, it is not the same. However, there is more to be worried about than the threat of the virus.
Eastern Cape healthcare woes worsen
The province with the second highest number of deaths related to Covid-19 has been experiencing numerous challenges while fighting the pandemic, and they don’t seem about to abate.
What’s plan B? Capitalism hasn’t thought that far
Communism, as implemented by Stalin and Mao, didn’t deliver what it promised and Covid-19 has exposed hyper-globalised capitalism as fatally fragile. So, now what?
Workers hit hard in level three lockdown
Both private and public sector workers continue to bear the brunt of the Covid-19 lockdown, despite eased restrictions and some industries opening.
Covid-19 Roundup | Breakthroughs and shut downs
In the same week lockdown restrictions are eased and an effective Covid-19 drug is hailed by the medical fraternity, one municipality buckles under the weight of infections.
The unlikely story of Khayelitsha’s field hospital
Three people who found themselves marooned in Cape Town used their time and expertise to play key roles in setting up a 60-bed medical facility for Covid-19 patients in Khayelitsha.
Eastern Cape nurses face Covid-19 stigma
Healthcare workers in one of the most affected provinces in the country are fighting two wars: the battle to get protective equipment and ostracisation by their communities.
Amangwane High, a beacon of hope during the pandemic
A rural high school in Bergville has shown that through sound leadership and working with the community, it is possible to safely resume learning during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The digital learning divide
A lack of access to data and hardware means impoverished students are once again at a major disadvantage as teaching moves online during the Covid-19 lockdown.
How the Covid-19 team in Khayelitsha is coping
The Kess response team has been working tirelessly since mid-February to try keep the spread of the coronavirus in check, changing its strategy as the situation evolves.
Cartoon | Unnatural selection
In this week’s cartoon, Covid-19 gives humanity an evolutionary upgrade.
Pietermaritzburg’s lockdown is a mix of good and bad
Covid-19 cases in the uMgungundlovu district have not spiralled out of control despite earlier alarm over the number of lockdown violations. But poverty and hunger lurk everywhere.
In Pictures | Back to school, back to reality
New Frame photojournalists document the reopening of schools, muted solidarity with Black Lives Matter in the US, the cautious return of sport and the ongoing struggles of South Africa’s most vulnerable.
Covid-19 Roundup | Grants and evictions
Battling to access grants and funding, high TB and HIV infections, illegal evictions and a shortage of protective equipment are among the daily struggles now facing the impoverished.
How live music is meeting the coronavirus challenge
The Urban Sessions, a series of live streamed music concerts, is exploring a new way of online performance to help musicians hit badly by Covid-19 restrictions.
Transgender rights activists champion telemedicine
Little or no access to certain health treatments is nothing new for trans people. But Covid-19 has made it worse, they say, and now is the ideal time to reconsider telemedicine.