Health

NEW YORK ⁠— For Jeff Nearby, talk of a possible vaccine for COVID-19 feels bittersweet.More than a thousand miles from his home in Staten Island, where he lives with his two daughters, experiments are underway that could bear fruit.He hopes a vaccine will be developed. But for Nearby and his twin daughters — Samantha and…

India on Sunday reported 9,971 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 287 deaths, another highest spike, were recorded in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry data showed.With a tally of 246,628 infections, India is now the fifth worst-hit country in the world after the United States, Brazil, Russia and the United…

The reported number of critical care beds shed little light on the true state of public sector readiness for the expected.Covid-19 case surge.Only 350 ventilators were added to existing capacities of which 50 were donated.The number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed projections the government used.South African health authorities have added anywhere between zero and 207…

Registering a new high in the number of daily cases detected, India has overtaken Spain to become the country with the fifth highest confirmed COVID-19 infections.The death toll is nearing 7,000, even as the recovery rate remained at close to 48%. Cases have steadily risen, doubling every 17 days, among the fastest in countries with the most…

The ACT has recorded its first new case of coronavirus in more than a month — bringing the total number of known cases in the territory to 108.Key points:ACT Health said the newly confirmed case had recently returned from overseasThe man is aged in his 40s and has been in quarantine since his arrivalChief Health…

"I'm quietly hopeful we are tracking well, our case numbers continue to trend downwards," she said."It's important we don’t become complacent."Only six people remain in hospital with the virus, with two people in ICU.Health authorities believe it will be weeks before the impact of the Black Lives Matter rally held on Saturday will start to…

Mmusi Maimane is going back to court to delay the return to schools as the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps across the country. His movement, The One SA, contends putting two million schoolchildren and 10 million workers on the move during the pandemic are dangerously unscientific. Schoolchildren in particular will be in danger, and those whose schools are not…

Layered advice — For homemade masks, you're probably doing it wrong, guidance suggests. Beth Mole - Jun 6, 2020 4:08 pm UTC Enlarge / French fashion student sews homemade protective face masks to stop the spread of COVID-19. The World Health Organization on Friday updated its guidance on the use of masks amid the COVID-19…

As schools prepare to reopen, Redhill School in Johannesburg gave us a glimpse into what life will be like for pupils.The school has implemented innovative ideas for prevention, already welcoming half of their pupils back."Bringing them back to campus was vital so that we can help them adjust and grow the skills needed to navigate…

A mass public health alert has been issued after a fruit picker flew into Queensland from Victoria while infectious with coronavirus.Key points:Contact tracing is underway for Virgin flights VA313, Melbourne to Brisbane, on June 1 and VA2905, Brisbane to Bundaberg, on June 2Health authorities say Bundaberg and Brisbane should be on high alert for infectionsThere is…