Share on PinterestNew research reviews the current evidence of a link between obesity and COVID-19 severity.Early data seems to suggest that people with obesity are more likely to become severely ill due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.An increasing number of reports have linked obesity to coronavirus mortality, and the Centers for…
Health | Analysis 29 April 2020 By Clare Wilson Children may have low transmission rates of coronavirus, but there are still risks to reopening schoolsCultura Creative/Alamy As coronavirus spread around the globe earlier this year, many countries closed their schools and nurseries to most children. Lockdown has rewritten almost every aspect of our lives, but…
The World Health Organisation has cast doubt on the use of coronavirus tests to show whether people are immune or protected from infection. Expert epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove told a briefing on Friday that the presence of antibodies in the blood did not mean that person was no longer at risk from the disease. “We have…
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…