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A desperately ill woman with COVID-19 underwent a double lung transplant last week in Chicago, which is believed to be the first of its kind performed on a patient with the virus.The New York Times reported Thursday that the woman, who is in her 20s and otherwise healthy, is still on a ventilator but she…

Pupils at Tom Newby Primary School. Facebook/Tom Newby Primary School Pupils have had to get used to a new normal of moving around with hula hoops to ensure they maintain physical distancing. A week into returning to class, the school says its Grade 7s have started settling in better than they were in the first two…

A laboratory technician simulates the pipetting of a nasal pharyngeal swab to extract RNA while demonstrating the Covid-19 test kits. Wei Leng Tay/Bloomberg via Getty Images Testing positive for Covid-19 cannot be the sole ground for dismissal, says CCMA.The dispute resolution body has received 278 referrals on unfair dismissals related to the virus.Fears surrounding Covid-19…

The government has failed to implement a proper testing strategy.It has squandered goodwill.The country has managed to delay the peak of the outbreak.The government has failed to implement a proper testing strategy while losing goodwill and political capital along the way in the first 100 days of its response to the coronavirus pandemic.Experts interviewed by…

First 100 days marked with frustration over regulations, job losses and increased hunger.Early success in limiting initial exponential spread of Covid-19, but expected surge looming.Covid-19 has so far claimed 1 210 lives, and infected 55 421 as the economy buckles under lockdown pressure.Friday marks exactly 100 days since the first person confirmed to have Covid-19…