Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town has about 140 Covid-19 patients. (Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp) GroundUp previously reported that Groote Schuur, a public hospital in Cape Town, was experiencing a surge of Covid-19 related cases that is stretching its capacity.This week GroundUp reported that a Covid-19 patient who did not have medical aid insurance was moved from…
GroundUp reported.For example, Netcare’s St Augustine’s hospital has been closed since early April, with Netcare Kingsway doing the same in mid-April. Netcare Ceres was also closed for a week.Mediclinic Morningside in Johannesburg was closed for several weeks for new admissions. Life Healthcare has not indicated any closures related to Covid-19 cases. Some other private hospitals…
I cannot reconcile the shoeless, mask-less, hungry children we fed today with this headline. Everyone on exclusive Fisher Island, even the staff, can get tested for coronavirus. https://t.co/WFYSVF0ymE — Alberto M. Carvalho (@MiamiSup) April 14, 2020
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…