Anncha Kepkey, a nurse at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town, died of Covid-19 last month.She was three years away from retiring, and was about to become a grandmother.Her husband William describes her as a nurse who went above and beyond to put her all into her profession.Anncha Suzane Kepkey had so much to look forward…
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'It's like a punch to the stomach': Canadian nurse, 49, says she has tested positive for coronavirus EIGHT times over 50 daysTracy Schofield, 49, from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, tested positive for coronavirus on March 31She spent two weeks self-isolating in her room at home but her second test at the end of her isolation period …
SAN FRANCISCO -- A nurse in San Francisco went viral after he posted a shocking before and after photo of his battle with COVID-19.Mike Shultz spent more than six weeks in a Boston-area hospital where he spent most of the time on a ventilator.Shultz, who goes by moniker The Bearded Nurse on Instagram, shared his…
9.65M Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Sign in Like this video? Sign in to make your opinion count. Sign in Don't like this video? Sign in to make your opinion count. Sign in Published on May 21, 2020Mike Schultz, the San Francisco nurse who shared…
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…