The majority of South African adults want schools to remain closed. Sixty percent of South African adults do not want schools to reopen amid the Covid-19 peak. This is according to research by the University of Johannesburg and the Human Sciences Research Council.A government decision about the reopening or closure of schools is expected to be announced…
More than half of people with COVID-19 have no idea how or where they got infected – underscoring the need for social distancing, more widespread use of masks and better contact tracing, especially at work. That is the conclusion of a new survey by the Centers for Disease Control, released Tuesday, of 350 patients in…
by: Nouran Salahieh Posted: Apr 23, 2020 / 04:30 PM PDT / Updated: Apr 23, 2020 / 06:27 PM PDT More than half of those who tested positive for the coronavirus at institutional settings in Los Angeles County did not have any symptoms of the respiratory illness, the county’s public health director said Thursday. Dr.…
More than 85 percent of those placed on ventilators in New York's largest hospital system due to coronavirus symptoms later died from the disease, a study has found.CNN reported Thursday that a study from researchers at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and Northwell Health, which employs more than 68,000 people in the state, found that the overall…
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…