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What happens to HIV prevention programmes during the coronavirus pandemic? Take a look at how South African projects went from performing medical male circumcisions to Covid-19 testing and screening in just days - and what they learned.Nompulelelo Magagula shuts the door with a quiet click as she unhooks the elastic of her mask from behind…

The long-prepared-for "peak" may now be beginning in the Western Cape - as the national total hovered below 100 000 cases.  More than 350 people have died in the province in the past week.Every person urged to wear face masks for the next year, at least, to protect the vulnerable.The Covid-19 pandemic is reaching its "peak"…

A tiny beach restaurant in South Africa shot to fame last year when it was voted the world's best eating house for unique dishes based on the essence of the sea.But the limelight swiftly faded after the coronavirus pandemic arrived - and today, the much-acclaimed Wolfgat is counting its losses.Eateries across the country have been…

Scientists and infectious-disease experts are pushing hard to understand more about the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and how to treat patients suffering from the sometimes deadly illness and prevent transmission. In the roughly three months since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared regional COVID-19 outbreaks a worldwide pandemic and hundreds of millions of Americans…

People have been amping up their use of cleansers and disinfectants in their homes to guard against the novel coronavirus. But 39 percent of U.S. adults are doing so in risky ways, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 20 percent say they have washed fruits and vegetables with…