SIOUX CITY (KTIV) -- The Siouxland District Health Department has confirmed the first death in Woodbury County connected to COVID-19. During a news conference, health officials said the department was notified Tuesday morning that a man between the ages of 61 and 80 died from the virus. Officials said he was not hospitalized at the…
A wealthy, California beach town near Silicon Valley is to become one of the first communities in the world to test all its residents for both active COVID-19 and for the presence of antibodies revealing if they already had the disease.Residents of Bolinas, a reclusive Bay Area town, who are older than four can available…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.The FDA has authorized the first diagnostic test with a home collection option for COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus.In a statement released Tuesday, the FDA said that it had reissued an Emergency Use Authorization for LabCorp to COVID-19 RT-PCR…
NEWS The death is one of two COVID-19 related deaths in the Coastal Bend, the first being a man from Kleberg County. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Officials say the victim was a woman between the ages of 70 and 79 years old. Further details on the woman, including her name and area of residence, can…
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…