Cities & COVID-19

Cities & COVID-19

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Aspen Pharmacare readying to make Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine – 5 Jan 2021
Medical Schemes to fund COVID-19 vaccines– 6 Jan 2021
No hard lockdown for SA, ANC NEC resolves amid rising COVID-19 infections – 7 Jan 2021
Mkhize details Covid Vaccine rollout plan to parliament – 7 Jan 2021
SA will get 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from India this month – 7 Jan 2021
Ramaphosa: SA in talks with various suppliers to get affordable COVID-19 vaccine – 9 Jan 2021
South Africa has secured 20 million virus vaccines, says Ramaphosa – 12 Jan 2021
New COVID-19 cases in SA continue to decline – 12 Jan 2021
South Africa reaches 1-million COVID-19 recoveries – 13 Jan 2021
SA to get 9 million Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine shots – 18 Jan 2021
South Africa’s first major COVID-19 vaccine supplier says that doses are ready to ship – 22 Jan 2021
First batch of COVID-19 vaccines land in SA – 1 Feb 2021
What you should know about the COVID-19 vaccine for South Africa – 1 Feb 2021
South Africa’s online vaccination registration portal is open – dos and donts – 3 Feb 2021
Here’s why SA has turned to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – 8 Feb 2021
SA turns to J&J vaccine to begin COVID-19 immunisation programme – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19 vaccine: Johnson & Johnson applies for emergency authorisation from SAHPRA – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19: Phase 1 of vaccine rollout will continue with Johnson & Johnson – Mkhize – 10 Feb 2021
Mkhize expects Phase 1 of COVID-19 vaccine rollout to begin next week – 10 Feb 2021
COVID-19 vaccine: Johnson & Johnson applies for emergency authorisation from SAHPRA – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19: cases decreasing but danger remains – CSIR – 14 Feb 2021
First 80 000 J&J vaccines due to touch down in SA on Tuesday – 16 Feb 2021
Light at end of the tunnel: Healthcare workers keen to receive J&J vaccine jab – 17 Feb 2021

City of Cape Town

COVID-19 field hospital opens in Mitchells Plain – 5 Jan 2021
Encouraging signs of COVID-19 improvement in Cape Town, says Alan Winde – 5 Jan 2021
Western Cape shows glimmer of COVID-19 stabilisation – 5 Jan 2021
Aspen Pharmacare readying to make Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine – 5 Jan 2021
Western Cape Government says the Garden Route has passed its COVID-19 peak– 6 Jan 2021
Medical Schemes to fund COVID-19 vaccines– 6 Jan 2021
No hard lockdown for SA, ANC NEC resolves amid rising COVID-19 infections – 7 Jan 2021
Mkhize details Covid Vaccine rollout plan to parliament – 7 Jan 2021
SA will get 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from India this month – 7 Jan 2021
WC Health Dept detects signs of stabilisation in no. of new Covid infections – 9 Jan 2021
Ramaphosa: SA in talks with various suppliers to get affordable COVID-19 vaccine – 9 Jan 2021
Gift of the Givers to deliver life-saving equipment to the Garden Route hospitals – 11 Jan 2021
South Africa has secured 20 million virus vaccines, says Ramaphosa – 12 Jan 2021
New COVID-19 cases in SA continue to decline – 12 Jan 2021
Western Cape’s COVID-19 cases begin to show signs of stabilising – 13 Jan 2021
South Africa reaches 1-million COVID-19 recoveries – 13 Jan 2021
SA to get 9 million Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine shots – 18 Jan 2021
The Western Cape says it will buy its own COVID-19 vaccines – and is willing to share with the rest of South Africa – 21 Jan 2021
South Africa’s first major COVID-19 vaccine supplier says that doses are ready to ship – 22 Jan 2021
First batch of COVID-19 vaccines land in SA – 1 Feb 2021
What you should know about the COVID-19 vaccine for South Africa – 1 Feb 2021
South Africa’s online vaccination registration portal is open – dos and donts – 3 Feb 2021
Here’s why SA has turned to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – 8 Feb 2021
SA turns to J&J vaccine to begin COVID-19 immunisation programme – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19 vaccine: Johnson & Johnson applies for emergency authorisation from SAHPRA – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19: Phase 1 of vaccine rollout will continue with Johnson & Johnson – Mkhize – 10 Feb 2021
Mkhize expects Phase 1 of COVID-19 vaccine rollout to begin next week – 10 Feb 2021
COVID-19: cases decreasing but danger remains – CSIR – 14 Feb 2021
First 80 000 J&J vaccines due to touch down in SA on Tuesday – 16 Feb 2021
Light at end of the tunnel: Healthcare workers keen to receive J&J vaccine jab – 17 Feb 2021

City of Ekurhuleni

Aspen Pharmacare readying to make Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine – 5 Jan 2021
Medical Schemes to fund COVID-19 vaccines– 6 Jan 2021
No hard lockdown for SA, ANC NEC resolves amid rising COVID-19 infections – 7 Jan 2021
Mkhize details Covid Vaccine rollout plan to parliament – 7 Jan 2021
SA will get 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from India this month – 7 Jan 2021
Ramaphosa: SA in talks with various suppliers to get affordable COVID-19 vaccine – 9 Jan 2021
South Africa has secured 20 million virus vaccines, says Ramaphosa – 12 Jan 2021
New COVID-19 cases in SA continue to decline – 12 Jan 2021
South Africa reaches 1-million COVID-19 recoveries – 13 Jan 2021
SA to get 9 million Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine shots – 18 Jan 2021
South Africa’s first major COVID-19 vaccine supplier says that doses are ready to ship – 22 Jan 2021
First batch of COVID-19 vaccines land in SA – 1 Feb 2021
What you should know about the COVID-19 vaccine for South Africa – 1 Feb 2021
South Africa’s online vaccination registration portal is open – dos and donts – 3 Feb 2021
Here’s why SA has turned to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – 8 Feb 2021
SA turns to J&J vaccine to begin COVID-19 immunisation programme – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19 vaccine: Johnson & Johnson applies for emergency authorisation from SAHPRA – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19: Phase 1 of vaccine rollout will continue with Johnson & Johnson – Mkhize – 10 Feb 2021
Mkhize expects Phase 1 of COVID-19 vaccine rollout to begin next week – 10 Feb 2021
COVID-19: cases decreasing but danger remains – CSIR – 14 Feb 2021
First 80 000 J&J vaccines due to touch down in SA on Tuesday – 16 Feb 2021
Light at end of the tunnel: Healthcare workers keen to receive J&J vaccine jab – 17 Feb 2021

City of Joburg

Aspen Pharmacare readying to make Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine – 5 Jan 2021
Medical Schemes to fund COVID-19 vaccines– 6 Jan 2021
No hard lockdown for SA, ANC NEC resolves amid rising COVID-19 infections – 7 Jan 2021
Mkhize details Covid Vaccine rollout plan to parliament – 7 Jan 2021
SA will get 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from India this month – 7 Jan 2021
Ramaphosa: SA in talks with various suppliers to get affordable COVID-19 vaccine – 9 Jan 2021
South Africa has secured 20 million virus vaccines, says Ramaphosa – 12 Jan 2021
New COVID-19 cases in SA continue to decline – 12 Jan 2021
South Africa reaches 1-million COVID-19 recoveries – 13 Jan 2021
SA to get 9 million Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine shots – 18 Jan 2021
South Africa’s first major COVID-19 vaccine supplier says that doses are ready to ship – 22 Jan 2021
Gallery: Inside the NASREC field hospital in Johannesburg – 25 Jan 2021
First batch of COVID-19 vaccines land in SA – 1 Feb 2021
What you should know about the COVID-19 vaccine for South Africa – 1 Feb 2021
South Africa’s online vaccination registration portal is open – dos and donts – 3 Feb 2021
Here’s why SA has turned to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – 8 Feb 2021
SA turns to J&J vaccine to begin COVID-19 immunisation programme – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19 vaccine: Johnson & Johnson applies for emergency authorisation from SAHPRA – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19: Phase 1 of vaccine rollout will continue with Johnson & Johnson – Mkhize – 10 Feb 2021
Mkhize expects Phase 1 of COVID-19 vaccine rollout to begin next week – 10 Feb 2021
COVID-19: cases decreasing but danger remains – CSIR – 14 Feb 2021
First 80 000 J&J vaccines due to touch down in SA on Tuesday – 16 Feb 2021
Light at end of the tunnel: Healthcare workers keen to receive J&J vaccine jab – 17 Feb 2021

City of Tshwane

Aspen Pharmacare readying to make Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine – 5 Jan 2021
Medical Schemes to fund COVID-19 vaccines– 6 Jan 2021
No hard lockdown for SA, ANC NEC resolves amid rising COVID-19 infections – 7 Jan 2021
Mkhize details Covid Vaccine rollout plan to parliament – 7 Jan 2021
SA will get 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from India this month – 7 Jan 2021
Ramaphosa: SA in talks with various suppliers to get affordable COVID-19 vaccine – 9 Jan 2021
South Africa has secured 20 million virus vaccines, says Ramaphosa – 12 Jan 2021
New COVID-19 cases in SA continue to decline – 12 Jan 2021
South Africa reaches 1-million COVID-19 recoveries – 13 Jan 2021
SA to get 9 million Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine shots – 18 Jan 2021
South Africa’s first major COVID-19 vaccine supplier says that doses are ready to ship – 22 Jan 2021
Tshwane Metro sees ‘drastic decline’ in COVID-19 numbers, Mayor Randall Williams says – 27 Jan 2021
First batch of COVID-19 vaccines land in SA – 1 Feb 2021
What you should know about the COVID-19 vaccine for South Africa – 1 Feb 2021
South Africa’s online vaccination registration portal is open – dos and donts – 3 Feb 2021
Here’s why SA has turned to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – 8 Feb 2021
SA turns to J&J vaccine to begin COVID-19 immunisation programme – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19 vaccine: Johnson & Johnson applies for emergency authorisation from SAHPRA – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19: Phase 1 of vaccine rollout will continue with Johnson & Johnson – Mkhize – 10 Feb 2021
Mkhize expects Phase 1 of COVID-19 vaccine rollout to begin next week – 10 Feb 2021
COVID-19: cases decreasing but danger remains – CSIR – 14 Feb 2021
First 80 000 J&J vaccines due to touch down in SA on Tuesday – 16 Feb 2021
Light at end of the tunnel: Healthcare workers keen to receive J&J vaccine jab – 17 Feb 2021

eThekwini Municipality

Aspen Pharmacare readying to make Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine – 5 Jan 2021
Medical Schemes to fund COVID-19 vaccines– 6 Jan 2021
No hard lockdown for SA, ANC NEC resolves amid rising COVID-19 infections – 7 Jan 2021
Mkhize details Covid Vaccine rollout plan to parliament – 7 Jan 2021
SA will get 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from India this month – 7 Jan 2021
Ramaphosa: SA in talks with various suppliers to get affordable COVID-19 vaccine – 9 Jan 2021
South Africa has secured 20 million virus vaccines, says Ramaphosa – 12 Jan 2021
KZN Private Hospitals to erect temporary structures to deal with Covid patients – 12 Jan 2021
New COVID-19 cases in SA continue to decline – 12 Jan 2021
South Africa reaches 1-million COVID-19 recoveries – 13 Jan 2021
SA to get 9 million Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine shots – 18 Jan 2021
South Africa’s first major COVID-19 vaccine supplier says that doses are ready to ship – 22 Jan 2021
First batch of COVID-19 vaccines land in SA – 1 Feb 2021
What you should know about the COVID-19 vaccine for South Africa – 1 Feb 2021
How a Durban doctor and Chatsworth residents came together to start a free Covid-19 clinic – 2 Feb 2021
South Africa’s online vaccination registration portal is open – dos and donts – 3 Feb 2021
Here’s why SA has turned to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – 8 Feb 2021
SA turns to J&J vaccine to begin COVID-19 immunisation programme – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19 vaccine: Johnson & Johnson applies for emergency authorisation from SAHPRA – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19: Phase 1 of vaccine rollout will continue with Johnson & Johnson – Mkhize – 10 Feb 2021
Mkhize expects Phase 1 of COVID-19 vaccine rollout to begin next week – 10 Feb 2021
COVID-19: cases decreasing but danger remains – CSIR – 14 Feb 2021
First 80 000 J&J vaccines due to touch down in SA on Tuesday – 16 Feb 2021
Light at end of the tunnel: Healthcare workers keen to receive J&J vaccine jab – 17 Feb 2021

Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

Aspen Pharmacare readying to make Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine – 5 Jan 2021
Medical Schemes to fund COVID-19 vaccines– 6 Jan 2021
No hard lockdown for SA, ANC NEC resolves amid rising COVID-19 infections – 7 Jan 2021
Mkhize details Covid Vaccine rollout plan to parliament – 7 Jan 2021
SA will get 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from India this month – 7 Jan 2021
Ramaphosa: SA in talks with various suppliers to get affordable COVID-19 vaccine – 9 Jan 2021
South Africa has secured 20 million virus vaccines, says Ramaphosa – 12 Jan 2021
New COVID-19 cases in SA continue to decline – 12 Jan 2021
South Africa reaches 1-million COVID-19 recoveries – 13 Jan 2021
SA to get 9 million Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine shots – 18 Jan 2021
South Africa’s first major COVID-19 vaccine supplier says that doses are ready to ship – 22 Jan 2021
First batch of COVID-19 vaccines land in SA – 1 Feb 2021
What you should know about the COVID-19 vaccine for South Africa – 1 Feb 2021
South Africa’s online vaccination registration portal is open – dos and donts – 3 Feb 2021
Here’s why SA has turned to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – 8 Feb 2021
SA turns to J&J vaccine to begin COVID-19 immunisation programme – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19 vaccine: Johnson & Johnson applies for emergency authorisation from SAHPRA – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19: Phase 1 of vaccine rollout will continue with Johnson & Johnson – Mkhize – 10 Feb 2021
Mkhize expects Phase 1 of COVID-19 vaccine rollout to begin next week – 10 Feb 2021
COVID-19: cases decreasing but danger remains – CSIR – 14 Feb 2021
First 80 000 J&J vaccines due to touch down in SA on Tuesday – 16 Feb 2021
Light at end of the tunnel: Healthcare workers keen to receive J&J vaccine jab – 17 Feb 2021

Msunduzi Municipality

Aspen Pharmacare readying to make Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine – 5 Jan 2021
Medical Schemes to fund COVID-19 vaccines– 6 Jan 2021
No hard lockdown for SA, ANC NEC resolves amid rising COVID-19 infections – 7 Jan 2021
Mkhize details Covid Vaccine rollout plan to parliament – 7 Jan 2021
SA will get 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from India this month – 7 Jan 2021
Ramaphosa: SA in talks with various suppliers to get affordable COVID-19 vaccine – 9 Jan 2021
South Africa has secured 20 million virus vaccines, says Ramaphosa – 12 Jan 2021
New COVID-19 cases in SA continue to decline – 12 Jan 2021
South Africa reaches 1-million COVID-19 recoveries – 13 Jan 2021
SA to get 9 million Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine shots – 18 Jan 2021
South Africa’s first major COVID-19 vaccine supplier says that doses are ready to ship – 22 Jan 2021
First batch of COVID-19 vaccines land in SA – 1 Feb 2021
What you should know about the COVID-19 vaccine for South Africa – 1 Feb 2021
South Africa’s online vaccination registration portal is open – dos and donts – 3 Feb 2021
Here’s why SA has turned to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – 8 Feb 2021
SA turns to J&J vaccine to begin COVID-19 immunisation programme – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19 vaccine: Johnson & Johnson applies for emergency authorisation from SAHPRA – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19: Phase 1 of vaccine rollout will continue with Johnson & Johnson – Mkhize – 10 Feb 2021
Mkhize expects Phase 1 of COVID-19 vaccine rollout to begin next week – 10 Feb 2021
COVID-19: cases decreasing but danger remains – CSIR – 14 Feb 2021
First 80 000 J&J vaccines due to touch down in SA on Tuesday – 16 Feb 2021
Light at end of the tunnel: Healthcare workers keen to receive J&J vaccine jab – 17 Feb 2021

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality

Eastern Cape hails declining COVID-19 numbers in Nelson Mandela Bay – 21 December 2020
Aspen Pharmacare readying to make Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine – 5 Jan 2021
Medical Schemes to fund COVID-19 vaccines– 6 Jan 2021
No hard lockdown for SA, ANC NEC resolves amid rising COVID-19 infections – 7 Jan 2021
Mkhize details Covid Vaccine rollout plan to parliament – 7 Jan 2021
SA will get 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from India this month – 7 Jan 2021
Ramaphosa: SA in talks with various suppliers to get affordable COVID-19 vaccine – 9 Jan 2021
South Africa has secured 20 million virus vaccines, says Ramaphosa – 12 Jan 2021
New COVID-19 cases in SA continue to decline – 12 Jan 2021
South Africa reaches 1-million COVID-19 recoveries – 13 Jan 2021
SA to get 9 million Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine shots – 18 Jan 2021
South Africa’s first major COVID-19 vaccine supplier says that doses are ready to ship – 22 Jan 2021
First batch of COVID-19 vaccines land in SA – 1 Feb 2021
What you should know about the COVID-19 vaccine for South Africa – 1 Feb 2021
South Africa’s online vaccination registration portal is open – dos and donts – 3 Feb 2021
Here’s why SA has turned to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – 8 Feb 2021
SA turns to J&J vaccine to begin COVID-19 immunisation programme – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19 vaccine: Johnson & Johnson applies for emergency authorisation from SAHPRA – 9 Feb 2021
COVID-19: Phase 1 of vaccine rollout will continue with Johnson & Johnson – Mkhize – 10 Feb 2021
Mkhize expects Phase 1 of COVID-19 vaccine rollout to begin next week – 10 Feb 2021
COVID-19: cases decreasing but danger remains – CSIR – 14 Feb 2021
First 80 000 J&J vaccines due to touch down in SA on Tuesday – 16 Feb 2021
Light at end of the tunnel: Healthcare workers keen to receive J&J vaccine jab – 17 Feb 2021
Exclusive: Here is the first COVID-19 vaccine developed in Africa – 24 Feb 2021

SACCD COVID-19 Data Mapping

The South African Council for City Data (SACCD) have launched a Covid-19 Data Mapping open repository. To view this click here.

Global Responses to COVID-19

SA Coronavirus – Click here
World Health Organization [WHO] – Click here
Metropolis’ Cities for global health – Click here
United Cities and Local Governments [UCLG] – Click here
United Cities and Local Governments in Africa [UCLGA] – Click here
World Economic Forum – Click here
Smart Cities World – Click here
Cities Today – Click here
Sputnik Vaccine – First registered COVID-19 vaccine – 11 August 2020
Pfizer and BioNTech announce vaccine candidate against COVID-19 achieved success in first interim analysis from Phase 3 Study – 9 Nov 2020
Oxford AstraZeneca COVID 19 vaccine efficacy – 8 Dec 2020
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine – 22 Dec 2020
Morocco approves Oxford/AstraZeneca virus jab – 7 Jan 2021