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The nearly 1 million people around the world who have lost their lives to COVID-19 have left us a gift: Through desperate efforts to save their lives, scientists now better understand how to treat and prevent the disease — and millions of others may survive.Ming Wang, 71, and his wife were on a cruise from…

Treasury and SARS officials on Tuesday updated members of Parliament on the take up of tax relief measurs provided in response to Covid-19. Photo: Getty Images Treasury and SARS introduced over R70 billion in tax relief measures as part of a Covid-19 response.Nearly R10 billion in tax relief has been provided to individuals and businesses.A…

The North West platinum mining belt has 1 643 confirmed cases of Covid-19.So far 290 535 workers have been screened and 21 386 tests conducted.The Minerals Council has sounded a warning against Covid-19 stigma.A total of 18 mineworkers have so far died from Covid-19, with nearly 3 000 workers having tested positive for the virus,…

Coronavirus EL PASO, Texas -- As the week drew to a close on Saturday, El Paso had posted nearly 1,000 new coronavirus cases in that span, set a record for hospitalizations and saw its death toll grow to 127. Newly released health department data Saturday morning reflected 113 new daily cases and one additional death.…

A study suggests that substantially more people have been infected by the coronavirus than what Los Angeles County’s confirmed case count shows, backing previous findings from preliminary serology findings reported last month.The study tested 865 people for coronavirus antibodies during the second week of April, when roughly 8,430 cases of the virus had been confirmed…