COVID-19 Report 3: Promising new tests, but disappointing hydroxychloroquine results
This is the third issue of the COVID-19 report. We point you to the latest quality science on the pandemic.
COVID-19: Behind SA’s shortages of test materials
Like many other countries, South Africa is struggling to access adequate testing materials to scale up COVID-19 testing. Catherine Tomlinson investigates.
COVID-19: The science and policy calculous behind SA’s new mask recommendations
On Friday (10 April) Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize recommended that members of the public wear cloth facemasks of at least three layers. In so doing, Mkhize gave direction on an issue that has created much uncertainty. Dr Kerrin Begg unpacks the science and policy driving this decision.
COVID-19: How scientists found the fingerprint behind South Africa’s SARS-CoV-2 virus
A team of local scientists have put together the first genetic fingerprint of a SARS-CoV-2 virus found in South Africa. Spotlight spoke to two of the scientists to learn more.
