CORONAVIRUS GLOBAL UPDATE Omicron accounts for 58.6% of US sequenced infections; South Africa registers 7,216 new cases 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
Covid shots in the dark Dose of discrimination: Why the government failed to reach its vaccination targets 7 min 0 By Kate Alexander and Bongani Xezwi
CORONAVIRUS GLOBAL UPDATE France issues work-from-home mandate; South Africa registers 3,782 new cases 7 min 0 By Bloomberg
THE CONVERSATION Science changes – and so should rational behaviour 4 min 0 By Ruth Stewart and Carina van Rooyen
CORONAVIRUS GLOBAL UPDATE US regulators clear Merck Covid-19 pill; South Africa registers 21,156 new cases 7 min 0 By Bloomberg
CORONAVIRUS GLOBAL UPDATE US regulators clear Pfizer Covid-19 pill; South Africa registers 21,099 new cases 8 min 0 By Bloomberg
CORONAVIRUS GLOBAL UPDATE New York cancels high school Regents exams; South Africa registers 15,424 new cases 8 min 0 By Bloomberg
INTERNATIONAL PERSON OF THE YEAR Winner: The two doctors who made a Covid breakthrough; Runners-up: Elon Musk & Greta Thunberg 8 min 0 By Elsabé Brits
COVID-19 How Vaxi Taxi is repurposing public spaces and partnering with Western Cape communities to bridge the vaccination gap 6 min 0 By Marcela Guerrero Casas
CORONAVIRUS GLOBAL UPDATE Quebec closes schools, bars and gyms; South Africa registers 8,515 new cases 7 min 0 By Bloomberg
CORONAVIRUS GLOBAL UPDATE Fauci says lockdowns unlikely; South Africa registers 15,465 new cases 7 min 0 By Bloomberg
BHEKISISA CENTRE FOR HEALTH JOURNALISM Getting to grips with Omicron (Part One): What the data tells South Africa about how quickly the virus spreads 7 min 0 By Aisha Abdool Karim
PUBLIC HEALTH The travails of getting tested for Covid-19 in Diepkloof, Soweto 7 min 0 By Tshabalira Lebakeng with Harriet Perlman
GroundUp coronavirus Public health experts propose relaxing existing Covid regulations 3 min 0 By James Stent for GroundUp
COVID-19 KwaZulu-Natal’s battered and bruised tourism sector prays for a bumper festive season 5 min 0 By Chris Makhaye and Nce Mkhize
MAVERICK INTERVIEW Judgment Date with Judge Dennis Davis, Episode 60: Francois Venter on all things Omicron 1 min 0 By Dennis Davis
OMICRON TIMES Covid-19: Western Cape officials plead for people to act responsibly during festive season 2 min 0 By Suné Payne
Updating Covid-19 Guidelines OP-ED Covid-19 in South Africa: It’s time to ditch quarantining and contact tracing 6 min 0 By Shabir Madhi, Jeremy Nel Francois Venter