The Premier League Logo with a Protective Face Mask (Getty Images) Four more people at three English Premier League clubs have produced positive findings for the coronavirus following the latest round of tests, it was announced Wednesday.The Premier League added that Monday and Tuesday saw 1,008 players and club staff tested for Covid-19.Players or club…
Sport's big ticket events, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, European football championships, Wimbledon and the Open Championship tournament have either been postponed or cancelled because of the coronavirus.However, the return of Bundesliga football in Germany and Saturday's announcement that Spain's La Liga can resume from 8 June shows there are some shoots of recovery as sports…
The coronavirus primarily spreads from person to person and not easily from a contaminated surface. That is the takeaway from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which this month updated its “How COVID-19 Spreads” website.The revised guidance now states, in headline-size type, “The virus spreads easily between people.” It also notes that the coronavirus,…
Hospitals might not know how many COVID-19 patients they'll be treating as the wave of the pandemic peaks in the next month or so in Minnesota, but they're starting to get a better idea of who will end up in their beds. While there remains a random or yet-to-be understood aspect to COVID-19 — and…
DALLAS, Texas — Another 785 Texas residents have tested positive for Covid-19 and there have been 31 more deaths linked to the novel coronavirus, according to the state’s health agency. On Sunday, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported a total of 47,784 confirmed cases of the virus and 1,336 deaths associated with it.…
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…