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June 14, 2020One study promised that popular blood-pressure drugs were safe for people infected with the coronavirus. Another paper warned that anti-malaria drugs endorsed by President Trump actually were dangerous to these patients.The studies, published in the New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet, were retracted shortly after publication, following an outcry from researchers…

right-hand-drive 1994 Mitsubishi Delica van, and saw a country coping in extensively different ways with an outbreak that has killed tens of thousands of Americans and put many millions more out of work.We made our way west through 13 states in six days, and awareness and preparedness varied widely among the people we encountered.Nerves accentuated…

Gauteng Premier David Makhura. @GautengProvince, Twitter The premier of Gauteng says that the pandemic is gaining momentum in the provinceUnder the Level 3 lockdown, just over 3 000 cases were recorded in the province in just 11 days.Johannesburg was identified as a hotspot due to increased activity.Gauteng needs to face the reality that the Covid-19…

The coronavirus pandemic is aggravating the hardships of people already suffering from the world's worst crises, especially in Africa.According to a Norwegian Refugee Council report, nine of the world's 10 most neglected crises are in Africa.According to AFP's tally, Africa has officially reported 5 354 Covid-19 deaths and 197 823 confirmed cases.Oslo – The new…

Two new papers published in the journal Nature say that lockdowns put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus were highly effective, prevented tens of millions of infections and saved millions of lives. "Our estimates show that lockdowns had a really dramatic effect in reducing transmission," says Samir Bhatt, a senior lecturer at…