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If you’re waiting for a break from bad news about COVID, don’t hold your breath — or, actually, do hold your breath. Experts have understood for months that the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, can be spread by hitching a ride inside large respiratory droplets that are expelled when someone coughs, sneezes or talks. But…

When News24's subscription service is launched in August, readers will be able to leave comments below articles. News24 will reintroduce comments below articles as part of its new subscription service.The comments platform it will use has been developed by US company Coral by Vox Media.The platform allows for stronger, smarter moderation to create a safer,…

added more than 800 COVID-19 cases yesterday, with 750 deaths reported in the state. More than 2,000 have been hospitalized due to the virus with the number of confirmed cases in Alabama topping 22,000 since tracking on the pandemic began.State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said the uptick makes precautions more important as ever.“COVID-19 spreads…

I need to take a trip that would be either a few hours flying or multiple days driving. Which is safer? As lockdown orders are relaxed to some capacity in countries around the world, travel is starting to see an uptick for the first time since mid-March. But when it comes to taking a longer…

Eric Schulze, MD, PhD is the chief executive officer of Lifetrack Medical Systems (LMS), a medical software and health tech company. Madhu Vijayan is the president of Calibrated Healthcare Network, a health-care information services company that focuses on th…