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Subscribers can listen to this article Eskom's Kusile power station in Mpumalanga. Eskom on Tuesday evening asked South Africans to reduce their electricity usage, saying the national grid was under "severe pressure".While the beleaguered power utility has managed to avoid implementing load shedding for most of September, it has emphasised that power cuts could be…

These businesses are "a really important place of spreading of infection," the immunologist says. iStock Throughout the COVID pandemic, it's become increasingly clear that certain types of businesses in particular can pose a serious COVID risk: those that are indoors with poor ventilation where people tend to gather close together. And while most states have…

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in a panel on Thursday that the U.S. should be ready to “hunker down” in its fight against the coronavirus and indicated that the fall and winter will not be easy.“We’ve been through this before,” he told a panel of…

The World Health Organization urged countries Monday to continue implementing safety measures to control the spread of the coronavirus, such as limiting public gatherings and protecting vulnerable groups as they try to reopen businesses and services. "The more control countries have over the virus, the more they can open up. Opening up without having control is…

The World Health Organization said Friday that a vaccine will be a "vital tool" in the global fight against the coronavirus, but it won't end the Covid-19 pandemic on its own and there's no guarantee scientists will find one. World leaders and the public must learn to manage the virus and make permanent adjustments to their…