Covid-19: IEC looking to postpone 2021 local government electionsHe said high-risk areas would be classified as hotspots and they would remain at Level 4 lockdown restrictions with intensive implementation of screening and testing. This despite President Cyril Ramaphosa saying on Sunday evening the whole country should be lowered from Level 4 to 3 with effect from 1…
Nicole Cobler @nicolecoblerJonathan Tilove @JTiloveTXPhilip Jankowski @PhilJankowski As retail stores and restaurants prepare to reopen across the state on Friday, roughly two dozen counties have seen a spike in coronavirus cases in the last week, an American-Statesman analysis of state data shows.Even as the numbers of daily new cases statewide have fallen from a peak…
Covid toes, aka pernio or chilblains Ilan Schwartz, MD, PhD A few weeks ago, the peculiar symptom of loss of smell and taste was reported as an early symptom of COVID-19 infection. This generally preceded the lung symptoms, the most prominent finding in the infection. Now more unexpected symptoms are being reported, including diarrhea, heart…
(CNN)New York and other hot spots are experiencing prolongedpeaks of the coronavirus pandemic while southern states may not get hit as hard as earlier projected, experts say. Researchers from the prominent projection model cited by the White House plan to re…
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…