RSV on the rise, hospitals urged to prepare for paediatric admissions:
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has announced that the detection rate of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is rising sharply.
The NICD has since issued a warning to clinicians and hospitals to prepare for an uptick in paediatric admissions.
: SAnews – South African News Gabisile
Eskom workers to assist government in resolving load shedding:
Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, says workers at Eskom are the ones who will resolve load shedding.
: SAnews – South African News Edwin
Limpopo firefighters prepare for winter season:
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s Working on Fire (WoF) in Limpopo has officially kick-started preparations for the winter fire season by training firefighters through the yellow card training camp at BET Joshua Camping, located in Leewkui, Polokwane.
: SAnews – South African News nosihle
Emergency response required for climate change adaptation:
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, has emphasised the importance of accelerating efforts to adapt to the reality of a rapidly changing climate, and to close the existing adaptation gap in this decade.
: SAnews – South African News nosihle
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