Private hospital group expects high number of Covid-19 patients "Mediclinic can confirm that following the identification of a number of Mediclinic Cape Town healthcare workers and other service providers that tested positive for Covid-19, nearly 300 potential contacts have been tested, with the majority of these returning negative results," said Dr Stefan Smuts, the chief clinical…
COVID-19 cases in SC rise above 10,000 as DHEC reports 10 more deaths South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control officials reported 209 new cases of COVID-19, and 10 additional deaths Sunday.A total of 10,096 cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported in South Carolina.435 people have died.Of the 10 new deaths reported,…
speculation and claims from unions and sources from the hospital, Simelane-Zulu finally confirmed it. "We can confirm nine positive cases, of which six are healthcare workers and three are patients," she said in a press briefing on Sunday. National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union provincial secretary Ayanda Zulu and DA MPL Rishigen Viranna this…
Live Watch CBSN Live There's a growing number of cases of the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, sometimes called Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome, affecting children. Now, doctors say they are seeing the illness in teens and young adults. Chip Reid has the latest.
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Several children in Colorado are being treated for a mysterious illness that may be linked to COVID-19 infections in children, according to a local report.At least three pediatric patients at Children’s Hospital Colorado are suspected of having developed "pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome in…
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…