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By Nancy Lapid(Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.More young adults survive heart attacks than severe COVID-19Among COVID-19 patients treated at 419 U.S. hospitals from April through June, only…

By Catherine Marfin8:41 PM on Aug 29, 2020 CDTUpdated 9:40 p.m.: Revised to include information about a tornado in Tarrant County. A tornado caused serious damage in parts of Tarrant County Saturday, the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said.The department said that a tornado caused several power lines and trees to fall down in the city…

The number of coronavirus cases in Latin America surpassed seven million, as legislators in Argentina's capital passed a law allowing relatives to maintain a bedside vigil for patients dying of COVID-19. South Korea extended social distancing rules in the capital, Seoul, amid a triple-digit rise in cases while India reported another record jump in daily…

Patient receives dialysis at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.Mount SinaiSonia Toure remembers the exact moment when her life changed forever. She was on a Zoom call in mid-March with her work colleagues when she coughed. It was a deep, strange-sounding cough that startled everyone. Later that night she got a 103-degree fever and…

Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development had its R16.8 billion budget reduced by R2.4 billion.Food security, land redistribution and restitution programmes have been severely reduced.Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza has said Covid-19 compelled the country to rethink and…