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Major medical centers nationwide trying to understand why some COVID-19 patients continue to have symptoms weeks and even months after having been diagnosed with the coronavirus.Amy Watson, 47, is one of those patients. She's had a fever, she said, for more than 100 days.Amy Watson.Marc Leonard"It's been maddening," said Watson, a preschool teacher in Portland,…

Research shows consumers are more inclined to pay for news online.The Covid-19 pandemic has further boosted this trend as audience searched for credible sources of information about the virus.The New York Times gained 587 000 new digital subscriptions during the first quarter of the year to the end of March alone.Earlier this year, on 20…

The situation at some Nelson Mandela Bay hospitals has not eased up, with staff still struggling amid a staff shortage and go-slows.News24 visited Livingstone Hospital, where dirt was strewn on the floor and packed in boxes in hallways.At Uitenhage Hospital, one nurse said residents have volunteered to help clean.The dept says the staffing issues are…

Several Bay Area counties considering delaying reopening as new COVID-19 cases rise Elissa Harrington reports. WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - It was a busy Saturday at Main Street Kitchen in Walnut Creek – well, as busy as it could be with limited tables and outdoor seating only. “Just this week we got this parklet which let…

Just 37% of News24 readers expect to be infected with Covid-19 in the future.Just 29% of 18 to 24-year-olds expect to be infected.The majority of readers who said they will have access to quality healthcare if infected are white.A News24/Ipsos poll has revealed what appears to be high levels of apathy among News24 readers toward…