3.04am EDT 03:04 In the UK, Heathrow’s passenger numbers were down 95% year-on-year in June, with 350,000 people travelling through the airport. Its North America and Africa markets reported the biggest declines, according to latest figures. Passengers wearing a face mask or covering due to the Covid-19 pandemic, arrive at Heathrow airport Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty…
16 new cases reported in Deschutes County, 5 in Jefferson County PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 234, along with 332 more cases, 21 of them in Central Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday. OHA reported 332 new confirmed and presumptive cases…
15 new cases in Deschutes County, 4 in Jefferson County PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Health Authorities reported a record 409 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, in part for technical reasons, but said there were no new deaths, keeping that toll at 232. OHA reported 409 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as…
Maine CDC reports 1 new coronavirus-related death; 21 new cases The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported one new coronavirus-related death and 21 new cases on Saturday.That puts the number of Mainers with COVID-19 who have died at 112.The 21 new cases brings the total in Maine to 3,520.A total of 2,972 Mainers…
The coronavirus continues to spread in L.A. County as officials Friday confirmed 51 more deaths related to COVID-19 and 2,667 additional cases.There are 1,995 people hospitalized with the novel coronavirus in the county, with 26% in intensive care and 17% on ventilators. It’s a significant increase from the 1,350 to 1,450 daily hospitalizations seen four…
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…