Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A barbershop and a hair salon in the same northern California town decided to defy the statewide stay-at-home order by opening for business amid the coronavirus public health crisis, according to a report Wednesday.It comes the same day Gov. Gavin Newsom…
County health officials around California reported more deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday than any single day since the outbreak began. And while the surge wasn’t fueled by the Bay Area, the region wasn’t spared, either. The death toll in the state rose to 1,433, while the number of confirmed cases climbed to 37,679, according to…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.California lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are requesting details from Gov. Gavin Newsom regarding a $1 billion deal to buy hundreds of millions of coronavirus protective masks from a Chinese manufacturer, according to a report.Two weeks after announcing…
A small town in northern California is working to become the first in the US to have every community member tested for coronavirus. Researchers hope the endeavor will help clarify how Covid-19 spreads through communities, and how immunity is built. Bolinas, an unincorporated, rural enclave of 1,600, nestled right above San Francisco and bordered by…
A small town in northern California is working to become the first in the US to have every community member tested for coronavirus. Researchers hope the endeavor will help clarify how Covid-19 spreads through communities, and how immunity is built. Bolinas, …
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…