Essential

By Catherine de Lange Street art by Zabou on Brick Lane, East London, during the covid-19 outbreak. Credit: James Veysey/ShutterstockJames Veysey/Shutterstock On 7 January, New Scientist first reported on a mysterious illness emerging in China. At least 59 people had become ill with the disease, and seven were in a critical condition. SARS, MERS and bird flu had…

Western Cape now the epicentre."He said there has been a change in pattern."The pattern that we're seeing is happening in workplaces which were originally identified as essential services."It looks like we need to find additional support to strengthen the response of the province in that area."He said he has been in contact with Western Cape…