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The Department of Health has reported 10 more Covid-19-related deaths in the country, which brings the toll to 103.Three were reported in Gauteng, four in the Western Cape, two in KwaZulu-Natal and one in the Eastern Cape.In Gauteng, the three who died were aged 89, 82 and 80.the 89-year-old female had experienced shortness of breath,…

By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A fruit vendor waits for customers during the nation-wide lockdown in Amritsar, IndiaRAMINDER PAL SINGH/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 29 April Nearly half the global workforce could lose their livelihoods due to the pandemic Nearly half the global workforce…

The details of the R350 grant to help unemployed people not receiving any form of subsidy or grant during Covid-19 were revealed on Wednesday. Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu said a social relief distress grant would be paid between May to October.It will be open to South Africans, refugees and permanent residents already in the Department…

CLOSE When will it hit and what will it look like? Those are just a few unanswered questions about a possible second wave of COVID-19. USA TODAYNew York City doctors say the coronavirus is triggering a surge in strokes in younger patients, causing alarm among medical experts.Over a two-week period, Mount Sinai doctors reported five…

Gilead Science's remdesivir, one of the most highly anticipated drugs being tested against the new coronavirus, showed positive results in a large-scale US government trial, the company said Wednesday.Remdesivir is an anti-viral drug."We understand that the trial has met its primary endpoint and that National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Niaid) will provide detailed…