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Researchers will need to carefully untangle cause and effect when it comes to learning what lockdown and a moratorium on alcohol sales have meant for the country – and our collective future, writes Koot Kotze. An overwhelmed health system — a familiar nemesis.For South African healthcare workers, payday weekends — or public holidays — mean…

Share on PinterestResearchers from the U.K. believe that experts could train dogs to ‘sniff out’ COVID-19.Late last month, a team of researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the registered charity Medical Detection Dogs, and Durham University, all in the U.K., announced an intriguing new initiative.The team wants to explore the…

Share on PinterestNew research indicates that an existing antiparasitic drug may efficiently fight the new coronavirus.As the race toward an efficient treatment for coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) continues, researchers are experimenting with new and old drugs alike.A study paper recently published in the journal Antiviral Research indicates that investigators from the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference…

Share on PinterestSome level of physical distancing may be needed even next year. Getty ImagesAs the country comes out of lockdown, there will likely be a resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 infections. So, some level of physical distancing will be needed well into the future.Because of the risk that infections will spike again, intermittent physical distancing may…