Dr Michael Saag is getting increasingly frustrated as many in the public flout measures meant to prevent the spread of Covid-19. APPublished 19 Jul, 2020 08:43am Dr Michael Saag spends much of his time treating patients fighting for their lives and working with colleagues who are overwhelmed and exhausted by the relentless battle against the…
“I’m just thinking, `Oh, my goodness. We’re going to be in trouble very soon.'"Virginia reports 75,433 coronavirus cases BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Dr. Michael Saag spends much of his time treating patients fighting for their lives and working with colleagues who are overwhelmed and exhausted by the relentless battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.But he enters…
Dr Michael Saag, who survived COVID-19 and now treats patients with the disease, poses for a portrait at his home in Mountain Brook, Ala., on Friday, July 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves) Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased an average of more than 1,500 a day over the past week in Alabama, bringing the total…
By JAY REEVES, Associated PressBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Dr. Michael Saag spends much of his time treating patients fighting for their lives and working with colleagues who are overwhelmed and exhausted by the relentless battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. But he enters a different world when he walks out the door of his Alabama clinic: one…
By Alexis Simmons | July 13, 2020 at 6:18 PM EDT - Updated July 13 at 6:59 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A MUSC doctor says two children in South Carolina who were diagnosed with a rare condition linked to COVID-19 have recovered. The condition is called Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children known as MIS-C.…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…