Coronavirus

Health | Analysis 29 April 2020 By Clare Wilson Children may have low transmission rates of coronavirus, but there are still risks to reopening schoolsCultura Creative/Alamy As coronavirus spread around the globe earlier this year, many countries closed their schools and nurseries to most children. Lockdown has rewritten almost every aspect of our lives, but…

The World Health Organization is investigating whether the coronavirus causes some children to develop a rare inflammatory disease, WHO officials said Wednesday.Health officials in the U.K. warned doctors over the weekend that Covid-19 could be causing a rare inflammatory condition in children. Britain's Pediatric Intensive Care Society said Monday the National Health Service alerted it…

Health officials now say there are at least nine symptoms associated with the virus. By Johanna SilverPublished on 4/29/2020 at 11:53 AMThe Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added six new symptoms to its list of signs that a person may have coronavirus. Prior to the update, the CDC said that fever, cough and shortness…

Trials of experimental coronavirus vaccines are already under way, but it’s still likely to be years before one is ready and vaccination may not even be possible Health | Analysis 29 April 2020 By Carrie Arnold A lab in Singapore is one of many working on coronavirus vaccinesReuters/Joseph Campbell MANY UK newspapers recently celebrated the…

GRAPHIC | Western Cape cases rise to 1 778: Why Cape Town is the new national hot spot"The CTICC has agreed to waive the hire cost of the venue, as part of its contribution to the fight against coronavirus. The temporary infrastructure build, operating and catering costs for the initial hire period will total approximately…