For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. As some states, including Kentucky and Colorado, prepare to reopen businesses, face masks and cloth coverings will be a requirement in some areas when entering the business in order to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and…
As anyone who’s spent time under a mask recently can tell you, the practice isn’t often enjoyable. And as the weather warms up, face masks could become particularly sweaty and uncomfortable. “Philadelphia summers are tough,” says Nicole Jochym, a third-year medical student at Cooper Medical School at Rowan University who works with the Sew Face…
cancellation of school holidays for the remainder of the year. It is expected that schooling will be phased in grade by grade, under the easing of lockdown regulations from Level 5 to Level 4 on 1 May.'Phasing in is only option'"The phasing in of classes is the preferable and only option," said Paul Colditz, the…
As parents, we tend to want to make things better for our kids. But the seriousness of the novel coronavirus has forced us to talk to our children seriously about their safety and the safety of others.Now that the CDC is recommending people wear cloth face coverings when venturing out in public, many parents are…
Now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged all Americans to cover their faces while out in public to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, face masks have been in high demand.In light of the medical profession’s shortage of face masks, it’s imperative that the general public refrains from buying the medical-grade…
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…