A health worker screens a resident at Diepsloot for Covid-19. Sharon Seretlo, Gallo Images via Getty Images Two City of Johannesburg frontline personnel died after contracting Covid-19.One was a metro police officer and the other was a firefighter.The City has started tracing people who may have had recent contact with the men.Two City of Johannesburg frontline…
News24 will host an exclusive Q&A session with a panel of five leading experts on Wednesday morning, to provide clarity on whether or not it's safe for parents to send their children back to school.Schools across the country opened their doors on Monday to pupils in grades 7 and 12.Out of 23 675 schools, 23…
Health workers on the frontline of the coronavirus battle in South Africa have recalled the early years of fighting the spread of HIV.One similarity that was pointed out is the backlog in testing during the initial stages of the outbreak, which was solved with the rapid finger prick test.A nurse who worked during the HIV…
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Two doctors, who have administered more than 5,000 coronavirus tests, say that coronavirus is similar to the seasonal flu, the quarantine is not helping with building coronavirus immunity, and they are confident that reopening is safe. The two frontline physicians, Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi, are the owners of Accelerated Urgent Care in Bakersfield, California.…
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…