Horror forecasts say SA Covid-19 death toll will hit 45 000 by NovemberDoctors and medical staff at the state facility earlier this week reported that over 200 nurses had been off ill, as the infection rate in the Western Cape increased by hundreds daily.On Wednesday, 11 262 cases were confirmed in the province.A total of…
Gauteng to move to Level 3 in JuneAccording to the department, 1 090 patients failed to collect their TB medication and 10 950 failed to collect their antiretroviral medicines."Since the lockdown, the average percentage reduction in medicine collections for TB is 1.4% and 19.6% for HIV," Kekana said.As a result, the department is implementing a…
Published on May 14, 2020A study in United States of America claimed that 1/3rd of patients recovered of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in New York are facing Kidney injury.#US #Coronavirus #Covid19 #CoronavirusAlert #CoronavirusExplained #WionAbout Channel: WION -The World is One News, examines global issues with in-depth analysis. We provide much more than the news of the day.…
Blood thinners may help keep COVID-19 patients on ventilators alive longer, a study published Wednesday suggests.In recent weeks, physicians have noticed that the sickest coronavirus patients are more prone to forming blood clots — an unexpected symptom for a respiratory virus.Full coverage of the coronavirus outbreakClotting means "patients are at increased risk for deep vein…
Image caption David interacts with his family through a window David Harris's world has shrunk to the size of his front room.Seven weeks ago he developed Covid-19 symptoms that he describes as being like a bad flu. That was when the freelance architect, 42, first began to isolate himself at the home in Bristol he…
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…