IOWA (WHOTV) — The medical community is keeping a close eye on a new COVID-19-linked illness affecting children. According to NBC affiliate WHO-TV, a spokesperson from MercyOne confirmed Iowa’s first case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, in eastern Iowa. A CDC report says the syndrome is associated with COVID-19 and that the cases so…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. With some states requiring residents to wear face masks in public to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, at least one mask could actually do more harm than good: An N95 respirator, but only if it has a small…
On Monday, the New York governor laid out criteria that the state’s regions would have to meet before reopening.Right NowGov. Andrew M. Cuomo is giving an update from New York City.VideoGov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York provides the state’s latest coronavirus statistics.CreditCredit...Victor J. Blue for The New York Times Cases and deaths in New…
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…