House parties and other 'super-spreading events' could be banned until 2023 because coronavirus 'is not disappearing', scientist warnsHouse parties and any other large gatherings could face a 'three year ban'Professor Hendrik Streeck says Covid spikes will be commonplace 'until 2023' Police forces in England are able to fine organisers of illegal gatherings £10,000By William Cole For…
Bob Mabena. (Photo: Gallo Images) South African radio and television personality Bob Mabena has died from a suspected cardiac attack, aged 51.Political parties, former colleagues and the nation at large expressed shock. Mabena's broadcast career spanned more than 30 years.The nation has reacted with shock and sadness to the death of South African radio and…
Pulsing parties in swanky South Beach mansions. Raging raves in Miami warehouses. Backyard bashes in Palm Beach manors where teenagers drink late into the night. South Florida is a world epicenter of coronavirus infections, but some irrepressible revelers insist on trying to live out the subtropical promise of fun, sin and sun — COVID-19 or…
Tom Sofield June 7, 2020 The beach at Point Pleasant, New Jersey. File photo. Of the 33 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, 11 of them were linked to a person who spread the novel virus through recent gatherings at the Jersey Shore, according to Bucks County officials. The person who spread the virus, a…
Posted: Sat 7:33 PM, May 16, 2020 PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) Health officials in New York's North Country say several recent parties are to blame for new cases of COVID-19. Nine new lab-confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Clinton County are associated with several recent parties in Plattsburgh. All nine are isolating in their homes. None…
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…