By Donna Lu A drone with a loudspeaker warns people to respect social distancing rules in PortugalPedro Fiuza/NurPhoto/PA Images As countries around the world are gradually reopening following lockdowns, government authorities are using surveillance drones in an attempt to enforce social distancing rules. In India, police are using AI-equipped drones developed by US start-up Skylark…
By Donna Lu A drone with a loudspeaker warns people to respect social distancing rules in PortugalPedro Fiuza/NurPhoto/PA Images As countries around the world are gradually re-opening following lockdowns, government authorities are using surveillance drones in an attempt to enforce social distancing rules. In India, police are using AI-equipped drones developed by US start-up Skylark…
More testing, increases in southwestern counties push Kansas above 6,500 COVID-19 cases Kansas health officials continue to grapple with outbreaks of COVID-19 leading to surges of cases involving locations like prisons and meatpacking plants.The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported an increase of 357 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, pushing the state coronavirus…
Covid-19 testing to be offered to vulnerable groups in GautengAs of Thursday, 7 May, the province had 1 720 cases, with 1 053 recoveries, and 15 deaths.RecoveredOf the positive cases in the province, 61% of people who tested positive since the first case on 5 March have recovered, while 667 cases are still active.Of the…
Surfers arrested after staging small protest in Cape TownIn addition, these tests will be conducted even if people do not show Covid-19-related symptoms.To date, 1 799 704 people have been screened and 25 838 tested in the province."Until now, tests were mainly done on people who exhibited flu-like symptoms: fever, tiredness, difficulty breathing and dry…
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…