GroundUp reported."I expect there will be an excess of patients needing care even if all existing beds are opened," said a doctor who did not want to be named.The hospital was currently running seven wards with more than 120 Covid-19 patients, and four intensive care units with 19 patients, one of several doctors at the…
Five areas within the Cape Town metro have been identified as "hotspots" by the Western Cape government. Lit up with red dots on maps of suburbs, the province has revealed where clusters of Covid-19 cases are being detected in the metro.The province has recorded over 11 000 cases of the virus as at 13:00 on…
The City of Cape Town said it can no longer force homeless people to live in shelters now that the lockdown has eased from Level 5 to 4, denying it is dumping people as it shuts down its Strandfontein camp.This after the Muizenberg Improvement District (MID) said in a press release a group of homeless people…
A sign about being six feet apart is posted along the main road through Bolinas, Calif. Residents are undergoing testing as part of a coronavirus study. Haven Daley/AP hide caption toggle caption Haven Daley/AP A sign about being six feet apart is posted along the main road through Bolinas, Calif. Residents are undergoing testing as…
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…