A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much less lethal than originally feared.While that’s clearly good news, it also means it’s impossible to know who around you may be contagious. That complicates decisions about returning to…
Posted: Sun 4:04 PM, Apr 19, 2020 LYON COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) confirmed the first death due to the coronavirus in Lyon County. The patient was a white, non-Hispanic female in her 70's. She first tested positive on April 14, 2020. Contact investigations are ongoing and any…
Skip to content Positive reports of COVID-19 reported at Smithfield Foods in Bladen Co. TAR HEEL, N.C. (WECT) - The Bladen County Health Department confirmed positive reports of the coronavirus at the Smithfield Food plant in Tar Heel Saturday morning. The press release from the department’s director, Dr. Teresa Duncan, said local, state, and national…
By Kim McCullough | April 16, 2020 at 12:21 PM EDT - Updated April 16 at 12:21 PM ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - In the last 24 hours, Phoebe received 212 test results throughout the health system. That number includes 133 negative results and 79 positives, including nine additional deaths of positive COVID-19 patients. As of…
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…