A health worker takes samples from a man to test him for Covid-19 coronavirus. The World Health Organisation says the world is in a "new and dangerous" phase of the coronavirus pandemicMore than 150 000 new cases of Covid-19 were reported to WHO on Thursday The virus has killed at least 454 000 people and infected more…
A spokesperson for the hospital said it has provided protective equipment throughout the pandemic. He added that the hospital screens employees for symptoms daily, provides additional pay and is “proud of the exceptional work happening every day.”Gonzalez, a cancer survivor who is diabetic, said she wears masks and gloves religiously on the bus, at work…
By Leah Crane Flares occur less often on the sun compared with other starsNASA/GSFC/SDO The sun is surprisingly sleepy in comparison with other similar stars, which may mean that it will, at some point, enter a period of higher activity. The varying activity and brightness of a star is driven by its magnetic field, which…
Lockdown: Yes, your rubbish will still be collected in JoburgThe City of Johannesburg's member of the mayoral committee for environment and infrastructure services, Mpho Moerane, said the screening was part of employees' wellness programme."We are here to ensure that our workers are healthy and those with symptoms will be taken into isolation and assisted medically.…
17 min read IT’S APPROACHING 11 A.M. on a humid day in May. Ben Simmons has been out fishing in the waters southeast of Miami since 6:15, his boat pushing away from the marina with a waning crescent still hung in the sky. The 29-year-old has spent most of the morning up on the bow
For companies, choosing not to look is not a defense. It is willful blindness, and juries understand it instantly. Published: June 29, 2026, 12:06 am When I started suing food companies more than thirty years ago, after E. coli O157:H7 in undercooked Jack in the Box hamburgers killed four children and sickened hundreds, proving where
An outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite has impacted 145 people. The source of the parasite has not yet been determined. Patients have been reported by 17 states. These people became sick after eating food in the United States and did not report any travel during the 14 days before they got sick. Sick