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‘SA Can’t Escape The Worst Of This Epidemic’: Prof Salim Abdool Karim – The prominent epidemiologist, who is advising government’s response to COVID-19, said that while SA had done well to flatten the curve of new infections, there was still a likely spike in cases coming. [timeslive]

COVID-19 In South Africa: Trends And Next Steps – Read South Africa’s COVID-19 response as presented by Professor Salim Abdool  Karim on Monday. [mg]

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In SA Rise To 2 272 With Two New Deaths – South Africa’s number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen to 2272, an increase of 99 from previous figures, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Monday. [iol]

Trump Lashes Out In Grievance-Filled Briefing Claiming ‘Total’ Authority As President – It featured a propaganda-like video he said was produced by his aides. “Everything we did was right,” Trump insisted after an extended tirade against negative coverage. [cnn]

‘Absolute Clusterf–k’: Inside The Denial And Dysfunction Of Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force – Missed warnings, conflicting messages, and broken promises — how the White House fumbled its response to the worst pandemic in a century. [rollingstone]

Wildfires ‘Edge Closer To Chernobyl Nuclear Plant’ – Forest fires that have been burning for several days in northern Ukraine are now no more than a few kilometres from the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear plant, reports say. [bbc]

Coronavirus: UK Government ‘Close To Lies’ Over Deaths, Warns Expert – Official counts are not including deaths outside hospitals, such as those in the community or care homes, says ex-health boss. [skynews]

REPORT: Seth’s Lockdown At Cabine Du Cap [Images] – Firmly ensconced in the Klein Karoo’s first choice for luxury isolation, Cabine du Cap, Seth is keeping healthy and active by chasing baboons, pouring wine, and ensuring “off the grid living” runs seamlessly. [here]

70 Coronavirus Vaccines Are Under Development, With Three In Human Trials, WHO Says – The furthest along in the clinical process is an experimental vaccine developed by CanSino Biologics and the Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, which is in phase 2. [time]

Wildlife Trust Surprised By ‘Highly Unusual’ Zonkey Birth – A wildlife trust in Kenya shared the story of a rescued zebra that unexpectedly gave birth to a zonkey — a hybrid of a zebra and a donkey. [upi]

The Viral ‘Study’ About Runners Spreading Coronavirus Is Not Actually A Study – Belgian researchers chose to bypass all standard science publishing protocols to publish research that has been overhyped and isn’t well understood. [vice]

Lockdown: The Legal Aspect Of Utilising Common Property In A Complex – Legal technicalities aside, it is important that people obey all the regulations in place in the common interest of SA. [moneyweb]

That Game-Changing App We Told You About Last Week Is Now Live – There’s no denying that it’s easy to feel somewhat isolated during the lockdown period, in both a personal and a business sense. This app wants to change that. [here]

Secret History Of The First Coronavirus – In 1965, researchers discovered a vexing respiratory infection called 229E. Today, we know it as the common cold. [forbes]

Julian Assange Secretly Fathered Two Children With South African Lawyer – 37-year-old South African lawyer Stella Morris has been engaged to Assange since 2017. [iol]

Prince Harry May Quit Hunting Over Meghan’s Dislike Of Sport, Says Conservationist Friend – Dame Jane Goodall also reveals Duke of Sussex is finding departure from UK ‘a bit challenging’. [guardian]

We Found The Actual Valerie From Amy Winehouse’s Song ‘Valerie’ – Few people know that the 2006 song is a cover; fewer still know who inspired it. [vice]

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? The Story Behind The Infamous Cheating Scandal – This was the cheating scandal that became a national obsession; the story of the “Coughing Major”. [skynews]

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