Image caption David interacts with his family through a window David Harris's world has shrunk to the size of his front room.Seven weeks ago he developed Covid-19 symptoms that he describes as being like a bad flu. That was when the freelance architect, 42, first began to isolate himself at the home in Bristol he…
Springboks 2020-05-04 09:13 Bok coach Rassie Erasmus. (Getty Images) SA Rugby's director of rugby Rassie Erasmus is determined to see the Springboks kick on from their 2019 Rugby World Cup success.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021Speaking in the first episode of SA Rugby's podcast, Erasmus said the…
Many people across the country experienced COVID-19 symptoms but could not get a test to confirm if they actually had the virus. Now some are looking to a different kind of coronavirus test for answers. Antibody tests are meant to recognize a past infection. Many of these have hit the market in recent weeks and…
Hyperconsumption adds to environmental destruction that brings people into contact with animal viruses that can spark pandemics. We have to avoid the temptation to rely on it to get us out, writes Graham Lawton Humans | Comment 29 April 2020 By Graham Lawton Radharc Images/Alamy WHEN I heard the news that Amazon is making sales…
CLOSE President Donald Trump jumped in when a reporter asked Dr. Anthony Fauci about the controversial use of hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus. WochitWhen Aimee Blou heard the lupus drug she’s relied on for more than a decade promoted as a coronavirus antidote, she visited her pharmacist.The 40-year-old Stockton, California, woman was told the decades-old antimalarial drug…
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…