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Health department officials collects blood samples for testing at a temporary COVID-19 rapid test center (Photo by STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images) South Africa recorded 6 215 new infections on Friday, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 124 590.The department of health also reported 48 new Covid-19 related deaths, which now…

A health care worker in Iraq holding up a blood sample taken from a recovered covid-19 patient. Photo: Asaad Niazi / AFP (Getty Images)A recent study making the rounds everywhere is certainly unnerving: It found that previously infected people can lose almost all of a type of antibody to the coronavirus within three months. But…

The City of Tshwane has temporarily suspended its bus operations and closed its depots following a positive case of Covid-19.The City has already had to temporarily close more than 15 of its buildings due to Covid-19 cases. The services will resume as soon as the buses and depots are disinfected. The City of Tshwane had to temporarily…

Share on PinterestScientists continue the fight against COVID-19, studying ways to destroy the new coronavirus in their labs.Some have suggested that the U.S. is currently struggling with two pandemics at once. Although a simple vaccine cannot fix the racism pandemic, many scientists are actively working to tackle the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in their labs. In…

type 2 diabetes to depression, researchers have observed relationships between a wide range of disease states and the organisms that live in our gastrointestinal tract.The recent paper outlines previous research that demonstrates links between lung health in general and gut bacteria. On the surface, a link between the gut and COVID-19 might seem unlikely. However,…