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Covid-19
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Two Million Deaths By New Year’s: Dire COVID-19 Predictions From Experts
29 Sep 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We may be suffering from collective COVID-19 fatigue, but that doesn’t mean we should lose sight of the bigger picture.
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Top SA Restaurant On Takeaways, Staff, And How It Survived Lockdown [Video]
23 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
While some restaurants were forced to close their doors indefinitely during the lockdown, others found creative ways to stay afloat.
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The Latest On New Zealand’s COVID-19 Situation
22 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
New Zealand was an early success story in terms of curbing the spread of COVID-19, but there have been a few sizeable speedbumps along the way.
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What Security Experts Say About Downloading The ‘COVID Alert SA’ App
21 Sep 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Given South Africa’s collective mistrust of our government, it comes as no surprise that the COVID-19 tracing app has been met with scepticism.
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Alert Level 1 Booze Rules Still Bad News For SA Wine Farms
18 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Despite the easing of restrictions under alert level 1, many in the alcohol industry worry that it won’t be enough to get them back on their feet.
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Why COVID-19 May Have Peaked Earlier In African Countries
17 Sep 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Broadly speaking, experts state that COVID-19 has not behaved in expected ways in a number of African countries.
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Bill Gates Points Out US And UK’s Major COVID-19 Blunders
15 Sep 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Whilst Gates is hopeful that we could see the back of COVID-19 “by sometime in 2022”, he reckons we could have done far, far better with our global response.
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Why Bob Woodward Didn’t Report Trump’s COVID-19 “Deadly Stuff” Comments When It Happened
11 Sep 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
During his interviews with Trump back in February, the president made it clear that he knew just how deadly the COVID-19 virus could be.
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You May Well Have Had COVID-19 Already
11 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
A report by Discovery Health estimates that one-third of South African adults have likely been infected with the virus.
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We Could Drop To Alert Level 1 This Week
09 Sep 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
According to health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize, there are discussions around a reduction in alert levels, as the worst of the surge appears to be over.
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We Could Learn A Thing Or Two From China’s ‘COVID-Proof’ City
09 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Work has started on a new “COVID-proof” city of the future, designed to keep life ticking over when the rest of the world shuts down.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
09 Sep 2020 by Kiernan / No Comments
COVID-19 vaccine trial paused. Clicks update. Boeing’s latest blunder. Mafia boss eats man’s finger. Nice dagga patch, Tito. Caster loses bid. Borat 2. Tom Cruise getting desperate.
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Scientists Outline How A COVID-19 Vaccine Should Be Rolled Out
08 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The Fair Priority Model specifies what a fair distribution of vaccines would look like, and how it would work, summed up in three phases.
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Ozzies Rage As Pregnant Woman Arrested For Anti-Lockdown Facebook Post [Video]
03 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Public opinion is divided over a video of a pregnant woman, arrested in Australia, for promoting an anti-lockdown protest online.
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It Might Be Time To Retire That Face Shield [Videos]
02 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
That valve mask or face shield that you’ve been wearing might not offer the protection you think it does.
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Everything You Need To Know About SA’s New COVID-19 Tracing App [Video]
02 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The new COVID Alert SA app looks like it might actually work to prevent the spread of the disease.
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Three Lessons From History On Why We Shouldn’t Rush A COVID-19 Vaccine
01 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
History tells us that while a COVID-19 vaccine would be timely, scientists shouldn’t jump the gun before sending one out into the world.
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Zoom Just Posted Some Pretty Ridiculous Profits
01 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Unlike numerous other industries, video communication platforms didn’t suffer from the pandemic slump, with Zoom proving to be one of the most popular.
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Now We’re Talking! They’re Paying People To Self-Isolate
27 Aug 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the UK, they’re now paying coronavirus sufferers, and those they’ve come into contact with, to quarantine themselves.
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Where In SA To Buy The Insect Repellent That Could Kill Coronavirus (According To The British Military)
27 Aug 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
According to research by Britain’s defence laboratory, there is a product found in certain insect repellants that could potentially kill the strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
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SA’s ‘Second Surge’: Good News, But Expert Says Data From Next Few Days Is Vital [Video]
26 Aug 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Prof Salim Abdool Karim, the chairperson of the COVID-19 Ministerial Advisory Committee, is optimistic about our efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.
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World’s Largest Nudist Resort At Centre Of “Very Worrying” COVID-19 Outbreak
25 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
There has been a “very worrying” outbreak of COVID-19 at a popular nudist holiday resort in France.
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KFC Is No Longer ‘Finger Lickin’ Good’
25 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Yeah, it’s probably not a great idea to encourage ‘finger lickin’ when there’s a highly contagious virus doing the rounds.
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These Six Treatments Offer Hope For Battling COVID-19
25 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
A highly contagious and unpredictable virus like COVID-19 is tough to treat, but scientists are making some headway.
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Whistleblower Lifts The Lid On Deadly Gauteng Hospital Conditions
25 Aug 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South Africa may have weathered the worst of the storm, but stories of gross negligence and corruption will continue to emerge as the months roll on.
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Booze-Related Cape Hospital Admissions On The Rise Again
24 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
It has been almost a week since the ban on alcohol sales was rescinded, and a number of Capetonians have clearly overdone it.
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How Long The WHO Reckons The Pandemic Will Last
24 Aug 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The head of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, spoke recently about a possible timeframe for getting COVID-19 under control.
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How SA’s COVID-19 Deaths Compare To AIDS And TB
19 Aug 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The actual COVID-19 death toll is likely far higher than the official count, but at the height of the AIDS pandemic, some of the figures were truly horrendous.
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Is There A Link Between Cold Weather And COVID-19? These Wits Scientists Don’t Think So
18 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Scientists at Wits University took an in-depth look at whether there’s a connection between COVID-19 infection rates and climate.
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Five Lessons We’ve Learnt From Past Pandemics
18 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Throughout history, we’ve overcome devastating pandemics, and learned some valuable lessons along the way.
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