South Korea ended its stringent social distancing policies Wednesday after halting the spread of the coronavirus. But although sports fans will soon be allowed to return to stadiums and as museums and libraries began to reopen, life remains far from normal.Thermal scanners at theme parks, shopping for makeup while wearing masks and constant tracking of…
Families protest Downriver nursing home after 20 residents die of COVID-19Duggan said all seniors in Detroit nursing homes will be tested for COVID-19 by the end of Thursday. Measures are in place to separate positive patients as they’re treated to spot the spread, Duggan said.Outside a nursing home on East Grand Boulevard in Detroit, members…
Public health nurse Lee Cherie Booth conducts a test for Covid-19 outside of the Salt Lake City Public Health Center. When a swab test comes back positive, contact tracing starts. | Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News via AP The country only has a fraction of workers needed to trace the coronavirus, as health departments are…
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…