Covid-19

Updated / Tuesday, 5 May 2020 07:51 The golden statues of the Trocadero esplanade, in front of the Eiffel Tower, in Paris The first patient with Covid-19 in France appeared at the end of December, a month before the first case was confirmed, according to an intensive care chief. The novel coronavirus first appeared in…

Hong Kong (CNN)Hong Kong had just begun letting its guard down in late February when it was hit by a second wave of the novel coronavirus. After a brief period of low case numbers, new infections spiked dramatically, prompting a series of additional stringen…

Following confirmation that nine mothers, two babies, four doctors and one nurse had tested positive for Covid-19, KwaZulu-Natal health officials have decided to close the doors of the General Justice Gizenga Mpanzi Memorial Hospital (formerly Stanger Hospital).LIVE | All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updatesThe KwaZulu-Natal health department said in a statement on Tuesday it's…

Thousands of lives have been saved by Australia’s swift efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus, Scott Morrison has said, but the focus must now shift to flattening a new curve.And it’s one that impacts virtually everybody in the country and will be much tougher to tackle — the curve of unemployment.Speaking in Canberra today,…

The search for alternative lockdown entertainment and spiritual support on the airwaves during the Covid-19 emergency has left Ireland with dozens of new radio stations and daily broadcasts.  A Lions Club charity group in the west created a new daily community radio show that bans the use of the words 'Covid-19' in a bid to…

Dave Greenfield, the keyboard player with British punk band The Stranglers who penned the music to their biggest hit, Golden Brown, has died after testing positive for coronavirusMay 4, 2020, 6:45 PM2 min readLONDON -- Dave Greenfield, the keyboard player with British punk band The Stranglers and who penned the music to their biggest hit,…

Australia is significantly expanding testing for COVID-19 across the country in order to stay on top of the virus and provide a path to re-open large portions of public life.Key points:Australia is ramping-up its COVID-19 testing capabilityThere are moves for more rapid blood testing to supplement swab testsThe ABC has found not all diagnostic tests…

Faf du Plessis (Gallo) Despite reliable data pointing to a sizeable increase in South Africans' consumption of news during the Covid-19 pandemic, Faf du Plessis is one of those shying away from the generally gloomy daily coverage on the crisis."Sportsmen are no different to anyone else. We go through the whole range of emotions," the…

Careem, the Dubai-based ride-hailing and delivery company that was acquired by Uber last year, is cutting its workforce by 31% and suspending its mass transportation business due to affects from the COVID-19 pandemic. The layoffs will affect more than 530 employees. Employees who are laid off will receive at least three months severance pay, one…

The economic effects of COVID-19 could delay Africa’s next big IPO — that of Nigerian fintech unicorn Interswitch. If so, it wouldn’t be the first time the Lagos-based payments company’s plans for going public were postponed; the tech world has been anticipating Interswitch’s stock market debut since 2016. For the continent’s innovation ecosystem, there’s a…