Some New Yorkers had antibodies for the new coronavirus more than a week before the first official case in the state was announced on March 1, new research shows. The findings, released Monday by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, signal that the virus may have been introduced in the New…
Almost half of New Yorkers knew someone who died of the new coronavirus, according to a poll on Monday which found overwhelming support for confinement measures opposed elsewhere in America. More than 16 000 New York City residents are thought to have succumbed to Covid-19, out of at least 153 000 confirmed infections, since the…
TOPLINE 13.9% of people surveyed in New York tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies—a whopping 10 times higher than the state’s presumed infection rate, but still far from what would be considered herd immunity from the pandemic. NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 23: Members of the community wait in line for meals to be distributed at…
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…