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South Africa 2020-05-30 10:56 Nathi Mthethwa (Gallo) Professional rugby and soccer teams in South Africa can resume training under Level 3 of the national lockdown regulations starting on Monday, 1 June, but they will not be allowed to resume matches. That was the message from sports minister Nathi Mthethwa on Saturday as he confirmed that professional…

By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A commuter wearing a protective face shield at London Waterloo railway station in London.Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 21 May Time is running out to prevent a second surge of infection in the UK The NHS…

Published: May 20, 2020 at 11:38 a.m. ET It is expected to be introduced across the U.K. in mid to late May and countries around the world are testing similar options The app tracks a user’s proximity to others in order to alert them if they have been in touch with somebody who has the…

First it was testing and PPE, then ventilators: The next big coronavirus hurdle for the U.S. is contact tracing.Why it matters: This is a must-have for reopening while limiting the death toll.The big picture: Contact tracing is a simple concept. Most countries use a combination of cellphone apps and human contact tracers to track down…

GettyAlmost everyone reading this will own a smartphone, and almost all of those smartphones will have WhatsApp installed. In its top markets, those where it has its greatest penetration, the leading messaging platform has just over an 80% install base across smartphone users. Getting there has taken 11 years. Now let’s talk about contact-tracing. These…