Beds being moved into the CTICC as it prepares to assist in the Covid-19 fight. New data brings welcome news: It's now believed the Western Cape will have enough beds.This is due to a "flatter, longer peak" - which could put less pressure on hospitals at a given time - rather than an intense spike.The…
Poor response to the Covid-19 pandemic in Eastern Cape is partly why the request for alcohol ban won't be considered. The province has the third highest number of cases in the country, behind the Western Cape and Gauteng. Poor leadership has been blamed for the province being unable to deal with the challenges brought about by the…
The Western Cape dwarfs other provinces in terms of Covid-19 case numbers and deaths. Should stricter lockdown measures be implemented again, however, the economic impact will be devastating. The Western Cape is an economic hub and dominates several sectors including tourism, the film industry and the service industry. Provincial officials say they are doing all…
California is weighing stiff penalties for hospitals and other healthcare entities that don’t stay under state spending limits, potentially levying hundreds of millions of dollars in fines if these providers don’t take steps to rein in rising healthcare costs. If the state Office of Health Care Affordability adopts the fines next week, hospitals, medical groups
Everything Sprouts LLC of Minneapolis, MN, is recalling three varieties of alfalfa sprouts products because they have been linked to a 15-state outbreak of Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) and/or Salmonella. The recalled products were distributed by Everything Sprouts from May 27 to Aug. 21 to wholesale distributors and to grocery stores located in
The patient count for an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite linked to iceberg lettuce has topped 10,000. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 10,930 patients as of Aug. 21, up from 9,481 reported on Aug. 13. The sick people are spread across 17 states. There are 454 patients who have