Hydroxychloroquine does not help COVID-19 patients, and indeed may increase deaths, according to a large, international study published Friday in The Lancet.The research is the latest to show the drug — which President Donald Trump this week said he was taking as a preventive strategy — can lead to potentially deadly heart problems.Full coverage of…
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Coronavirus: Three Western Cape police stations closed for Covid-19 decontaminationThe police station is across the road from the Bayside shopping centre, where a Checkers outlet had to close temporarily due to cases being detected there.Other stationsOther police stations in the province that were closed temporarily include Cape Town Central, Bellville, Muizenberg, Bredasdorp and Struisbaai.The proliferation of…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a meeting with Texas Governor Greg Abbott about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, May 7, 2020.Tom Brenner | ReutersAnother study shows that hydroxychloroquine — a drug President Donald Trump said showed promise in treating the coronavirus — appears to…
All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updatesThe KwaZulu-Natal health department said in a statement on Tuesday it's believed that the first case resulted from a mother who was housed at the boarder mothers' lodge at the hospital.She reportedly did not disclose that her husband was one of the positive cases linked to a supermarket chain…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…