Coronavirus

A nurse checks a Covid-19 patient's ventilator. Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Images Nomkhita Nqweni, interim CEO of the Solidarity Fund, has explained how the fund prevents against corrupt activity during the process of procuring and dispersing its funds. She explained the fund has certain structures and protocols which guard against corruption. So far, R2.2 billion had been allocated to fund…

Oak Creek, Hales Corners, Brown Deer and the border of West Allis and West Milwaukee are some of the COVID "hot spots" Coronavirus surges in the suburbs Oak Creek, Hales Corners, Brown Deer and the border of West Allis and West Milwaukee are some of the COVID "hot spots" Hide Transcript Show Transcript JOYCE: 12…

Uniform mask-wearing at one hair salon in Missouri may have prevented nearly 140 clients from contracting the novel coronavirus from two hairstylists infected with the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.In May, two hairstylists at Great Clips in Springfield, Mo., tested positive for COVID-19 after seeing clients at the salon located…

A 24-year-old in Texas was hospitalized due to the coronavirus at the end of April. She finally went home this week – after 79 days. The hospital said Paola Castillo was "close to death" during her stay.  Castillo arrived in the emergency room on April 27 with difficulty breathing, a cough and a fever, according to…

Workers in protective gear work at Westpark cemetery in Johannesburg. Luba Lesolle, Gallo Images As of 10 July 2020 - majority of deaths were aged between 60 -69.55% were male and 45% were female.The province has since recorded over 700 deaths.As of 10 July, males made up 55% of deaths in Gauteng, and the majority…