All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updatesThe measures require departments to set up internal Covid-19 steering committees to implement and monitor plans and ensure service delivery."Care should be given to all pertinent issues, including leave arrangement for employees and reporting mechanisms in relation to gaps caused by lack of laptops for each employee,”" Mchunu said.Heads…
The Public Service Commission (PSC) – the body that monitors the public service – has not been classified as an essential service and will subsequently have difficulty finalising complaints against errant officials.Dovhani Mamphiswana, the director-general of the PSC, told the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration on Wednesday that the Covid-19 pandemic has "brought…
By KCRG News Staff | Posted: Mon 4:30 PM, May 04, 2020  | Updated: Mon 5:57 PM, May 04, 2020 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Public health officials in Linn County have identified the site of an outbreak of the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, the fifth such occurrence in the county since the pandemic began.Heather Meador,…
By KCRG News Staff |  Posted: Mon 4:30 PM, May 04, 2020  |  Updated: Mon 5:57 PM, May 04, 2020 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Public health officials in Linn County have identified the site of an outbreak of the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, the fifth such occurrence in the county since the pandemic…
When health experts warned the president that a dangerous virus had emerged in the United States, he took swift action to protect the public. No, not Donald Trump and the coronavirus, or Barack Obama and H1N1 influenza in 2009, or even Woodrow Wilson and the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic. The year was 1976, the president…
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4 min read Banana water is a new product being marketed as an alternative sports drink. Registered dietitians say banana water can offer people a creative way to stay hydrated. There are concerns of missing nutrients in banana water that would normally be found in traditional sports drink and in the fruit itself. IF TRADITIONAL