'We mourn the loss of this talented hero, who devoted his life to saving the lives of others,' UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe said.
Professor Anton Stoltz, head of the Division of Infectious Diseases in Internal Medicine at the University of Pretoria. Picture: YouTube
Stoltz was the Head of the Division of Infectious Diseases in Internal Medicine at the University of Pretoria . “Since February 2020, he had dedicated his time to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, despite facing personal setbacks in his own health. After completing his master’s degree in biochemistry, which focused on malaria, he was selected to go to Belgium as a researcher to pioneer a new field in tuberculosis . He worked in the world-class laboratories of Professor Johan Grooten at Ghent University and Patric De Baetselier at the University of Brussels, Kupe said.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
After Mkhize slams Prof Gray, she says she criticised the regulations, not the lockdownProfessor Glenda Gray has told News24 that she feels she is being singled out, saying it is 'worrying' after Health Minister Zweli Mkhize slammed her criticism of government's Covid-19 lockdown strategy and regulations.
Read more »
Covid-19 projections: 40 000 people could die by November, say expertsDr Zweli Mkhize says additional beds would be added to the national count as modelling projections show that SA could see 40 000 people die from coronavirus-related complications by November. Covid19SA lockdown
Read more »
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | 40,000 could die in SA when Covid-19 storm peaks: expertsEven as most of the country prepares to head to level 3 of government's alert levels at the end of this month, the department of health can only hope that it will have done enough to drill into South Africans the need to practise the non-pharmaceutical interventions of social distancing, heightened hygiene and mask wearing, in the absence of treatment for the virus.
Read more »
40,000 could die in SA when Covid-19 storm peaks: expertsSA is likely to face a crisis due to a shortage of ICU beds when the Covid-19 storm lands wreaking havoc and claiming at least 40,000 lives.
Read more »
After Mkhize slams Prof Gray, she says she criticised the regulations, not the lockdownProfessor Glenda Gray has told News24 that she feels she is being singled out, saying it is 'worrying' after Health Minister Zweli Mkhize slammed her criticism of government's Covid-19 lockdown strategy and regulations.
Read more »
SA has high rate of virus risk factors… and it could get worseApart from conditions like obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, thousands of TB and HIV patients have not been collecting their medicines.
Read more »