Global Statistics

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695,781,740
Confirmed
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All countries
627,110,498
Recovered
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6,919,573
Deaths
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm

Global Statistics

All countries
695,781,740
Confirmed
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
All countries
627,110,498
Recovered
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
All countries
6,919,573
Deaths
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
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Sea turtles carrying thermometers could improve hurricane forecasts

Environment 20 August 2020 By Liz Kalaugher Loggerhead sea turtles have been used to track water temperatures around hurricanesMichael Patrick O'Neill / Alamy Sea turtles tagged with location and temperature sensors have been used to gather data on water temperatures near hurricanes, which could help us better forecast how strong such storms will be. Hurricanes…

Truck carrying Covid-19 samples hijacked | News24

A health worker holds a throat swab to test Covid-19. A courier truck has been hijacked by armed robbers in Port Elizabeth and an unknown number of Covid-19 specimens are now missing. The incident comes less than a month after samples were found dumped near the N2 outside East London.National Health Laboratory Services has warned the…

Beetles carrying tiny backpack cameras stream footage to a smartphone

By Donna Lu Bugging a room just got a little more literal with these tiny cameras that attach to beetles and capture what they seeMark Stone/University of Washington A tiny camera that hitches a ride on the backs of beetles can wirelessly livestream footage from a bug’s eye view. Shyam Gollakota and his colleagues at…

Marines race down NYC pier bring oxygen tanks to assist in saving patients outside USNS Comfort

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Facing an unexpected surge in ambulance arrivals at the USNS Comfort hospital ship docked in New York City -- some running dangerously low on oxygen -- Marines on security detail ran hundreds of yards down the pier carrying fresh tanks, the Navy said…

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City of Cape Town urges people to leave Kataza the baboon alone

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…

Rassie: There are various benefits for SA rugby to go north

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…

A Once-in-a-Century Climate ‘Anomaly’ Might Have Made World War I Even Deadlier

(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…