By Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 12 June Covid-19 death rates twice as high in England’s most deprived areas The most deprived areas in England and Wales have been hit twice as hard by the coronavirus outbreak compared to the wealthiest areas, data from…
Gauteng Premier David Makhura. @GautengProvince, Twitter The premier of Gauteng says that the pandemic is gaining momentum in the provinceUnder the Level 3 lockdown, just over 3 000 cases were recorded in the province in just 11 days.Johannesburg was identified as a hotspot due to increased activity.Gauteng needs to face the reality that the Covid-19…
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…
A batch of rice noodles was left unrefrigerated for more than 63 hours before serving. Published: November 13, 2026, 12:05 am Last updated: November 13, 2026, 12:04 am Four people have been sentenced in Taiwan in relation to a fatal food poisoning outbreak that occurred in 2024. In 2025, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office said five
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State and local governments spent about $3.7 billion in opioid settlement funds last year. That’s more than the median annual income of 42,000 American families combined. The money comes from companies that were sued for aggressively pushing painkillers and fueling the opioid crisis. Large amounts went to addiction treatment, recovery housing, and other initiatives that