From Business Insider South Africa:
Covid-19 update: number of cases jumps to 1,845; 18 confirmed deaths in SA
Everything you need to know about Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams
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Hand sanitiser is now available from SA online stores again – here’s how much you’ll pay
No kissing the dead: SA now has rules on how to handle Covid-19 mortal remains
Every healthcare worker in SA will get R10,000 in free, no-strings life cover from Old Mutual
Wits engineers designed a face shield that can be made in 3 minutes – to help hospitals during Covid-19
Hundreds of Post Offices remain open during lockdown – but you won’t be getting any mail
One chart shows how long the coronavirus lives on surfaces
Today's headlines:
1. Covid-19 has claimed five more people in SA, as overall cases rise to 1 845. The death toll stands at 18 – and four of the victims died after a Covid-19 outbreak at Netcare’s St Augustine's Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal. Read more.
2. After reaching R19.33/$ just three days ago, the rand was at R18.18 this morning. Wall Street rallied overnight amid continuing hopes that the coronavirus crisis is near its peak.
3. The EFF has opened a case against Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams for allegedly contravening the lockdown regulations. She was sanctioned by president Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday. Read more.
4. Production at Sasol's fuel refinery in Sasolburg, Natref, will be suspended from today due to an "unpredecented decline" in demand since the start of the national lockdown. Read more.
5. Old Mutual will provide South African healthcare workers with free life insurance worth R10 000 due to Covid-19. The cover will be paid out in case of death related to any cause, and has no exclusions. Read more.
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Utterly useful fact of the day
Vaccines use weakened, dead, or other parts of a virus to provoke the immune system into responding so it can learn how to protect your body against that virus. Read more.
Tweets of the day
The president has placed Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams on "special leave" for two months. That's 60 days on which she might try to show up at your house for lunch. Stay safe, people.
— Tom Eaton (@TomEatonSA) April 8, 2020
This may be the best or worst thing i did, but the day before lockdown i froze 4 Hot Nando’s chicken strips. Gonna treat myself to one later. Selling one of them for R650 (in-store pricing basically), no timewasters please. pic.twitter.com/Gq1SADRq1e
— MLDragan™? (@MovesLikeDragan) April 8, 2020
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