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Professor Shabir Madhi Supplied: Wits University Top scientist argues that South Africa is only experiencing the first wave of the global Covid-19 pandemic.South Africa has just breached 100 000 cases of Covid-19.The peak of infections is dependent on the behaviour of South Africans, Professor Madhi argues.South Africa is only experiencing the first Covid-19 wave and…

The Netherlands has since culled more than 500,000 minks from 13 infected fur companies. The goal of the grim task, set to continue until the farms are virus-free, is to snuff out the possibility of the animals becoming a reservoir for the virus that causes covid-19, which could stymie efforts to end a pandemic that…

Health | Analysis 19 May 2020 By Clare Wilson People who smoke appear more likely to develop covid-19 symptomsCourtney Africa/RealTime Images/ABACAPRESS.COM A number of studies suggesting smokers are less likely to catch coronavirus have led to headlines saying that smokers are “protected” against covid-19 – but this probably isn’t the case. Cigarettes seem like an…

We have never done this before. A lot could go wrong. An engineer works on an experimental vaccine for COVID-19 at the Sinovac Biotech facilities in Beijing on Wednesday. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images Slate is making its coronavirus coverage free for all readers. Subscribe to support our journalism. Start your free trial. I have…

Times were already changing in L.A. before the pandemic, albeit much slower and in different ways. As developers bought up land (thanks, in some cases, to alleged bribes) and gentrifiers pushed longtime residents out, icons of the city began to close down. Among them was Circus of Books, the West Hollywood bookstore and gay porn…