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By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson and Jessica Hamzelou Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Why do people without underlying health conditions get seriously ill from covid-19? Some people get seriously ill from covid-19 without any known risk factors. Genetic make-up is likely to play a role – we have long known that…

Data lockdown: Tension simmers as questions are raised about access to Covid-19 information"The models, however, have already been reviewed by a large number of groups, both the broader modelling consortium and departments of health, and presented to various committees, including the Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC). So they have been through some fairly careful scrutiny including…

Most elderly covid-19 patients put on ventilators at two New York hospitals did not survive, according to a sweeping study published Tuesday that captured the brutal nature of this new disease and the many ways it attacks the body.The study, published in the Lancet, is broadly consistent with clinical findings from China and Europe, and…

These are SA's 7 worst-hit Covid-19 districtsBased on a pessimistic projection, there might be between 45 000 and 48 000 deaths by November, she added. "Even these projections may change as interventions come into play and transitioning to different levels [of lockdown] in the future," Silal said, painting a grim picture of how the coronavirus…

#Covid_19 statistics in South Africa as at 19 May 2020. pic.twitter.com/cjpNRXdiPs— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) May 19, 2020