South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has said that a new strain of the novel coronavirus has been identified which was spreading faster, driving the second wave of the pandemic the country was going through.
Issuing a statement, Cricket South Africa on Thursday confirmed the postponement of round six of the 4-Day Domestic Series.
The Proteas will gather in Pretoria on Saturday for the Test series which begins on December 26.
Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini, who was undergoing treatment for coronavirus in neighbouring South Africa, has died. He was 52. The prime minister of Africa’s last absolute monarchy Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, was moved to South Africa on December 1, a fortnight after testing positive for COVID-19.
The SLC medical team unit assessed the risks and gave its approval.
The last time South Africa toured Pakistan was in 2007 when they won the Karachi Test by 160 runs to clinch the series 1-0.
Western Province informed Cricket South Africa, ECB and the local police that they should not be held liable for the safety or health of the England team, who opted to practice in an out-of-bounds nets facility adjoining a construction site.
England's One-day International series against South Africa has been called off in the wake of breaches in the team's bio-secure bubble. The first ODI was cancelled on Sunday and the second game was postponed after two members of the England touring
Hours ahead of the first ODI on Sunday, it was learnt that two members of staff of the hotel where the two teams were staying had tested positive for COVID-19.
The Proteas' three-match ODI series against England was due to begin in Cape Town on Friday when it emerged that a player from the home team returned positive for the dreaded virus.
Du Plessis played all the three T20Is for the Proteas which they lost to England.
Ahead of the white-ball series, one unnamed player of the South African cricket team had returned positive and he along with two others, who were considered close contacts, were placed under isolation.
Pakistan will also play three T20 internationals during the tour, which was earlier scheduled to be held in September/October this year but had to be deferred due to the rising COVID-19 cases in South Africa.
Indian travellers could be debarred from entering South Africa as the country prepares to resume international travel when it lowers its COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on October 1.
A powerful Muslim body in South Africa has cautioned the community members about Eid turning into a "super-spreader" of the deadly coronavirus, urging them to forego the traditional ways of celebrating the festival.
So far, South Africa has the most confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent, registering an average daily infection rate of 90 to 95 cases since March 5 when the first case was reported.
An 80-year-old South African Muslim cleric, who recently returned from India after attending the Nizamuddin congregation, has died after contracting the novel coronavirus, according to his family members.
Coronavirus Pandemic: To make life easier for South Africans in this tough times, the NGO, Gift of the Givers, founded by Indian-origin Imtiaz Sooliman, is distributing protective gears, including masks and gloves, medical equipment and consumables to medicos and health institutions.
Three of the biggest annual charity and cultural events in South Africa organised by the local Indian community stand cancelled following the declaration of a National State of Disaster over the coronavirus outbreak.
South Africa topped group B after their game against West Indies was abandoned due to rain.
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