LIVE Last updated March 20, 2020 10:24AM AEDT The Australian death toll from coronavirus has risen to seven after an 81-year-old woman died in hospital last night, following a record surge in new cases. Meanwhile, bars, cafes and restaurants are bracing for new restrictions on indoor gatherings after the most dramatic day of the outbreak…
Doctor separates coronavirus facts, fiction As the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus grows day by day, the virus’s potentially invisible presence has led many to wonder what they should do if they believe they’ve been exposed. Not everyone who is exposed to the virus will catch it, and some people who are infected will…
Sub-Saharan Africa has recorded its first Covid-19 death, a high-ranking politician in Burkina Faso, as the head of the World Health Organisation urged the continent to “prepare for the worst”.”Africa should wake up,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference in Geneva on Wednesday, pointing out that “in other countries, we have seen how the…
Jurie Roux (Gallo Images) Plans to restructure local rugby competitions are currently under discussion in the wake of the recent measures introduced to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, SA Rugby announced on Wednesday.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021These plans could see South African franchises and other provincial…
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Manitoba has seven new presumptive positive cases of COVID-19.Health officials announced the latest cases in a release shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday.The new cases brings the total number of lab-confirmed positive and presumptive positive cases in Manitoba to 15.The latest cases include a man and woman, both in their 60s from a community in the…
Frank Chung Up to 150,000 people could die from the new coronavirus, according to Australia’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly.Speaking to reporters in Canberra yesterday, Professor Kelly said anywhere from 20 to 60 per cent of the population could ultimately contract COVID-19.He declined to put a number on deaths but said the mortality rate…
Frank Chung Prime Minister Scott Morrison insists he’s “feeling fine” after Sunrise host David Koch noted he was “sounding a bit croaky” this morning.”A lot of meetings but I can tell you I am feeling fine,” Mr Morrison said. “There is a lot of work to do, and everyone is working well together.”Home Affairs Minister…
Wits University and the University of Cape Town have suspended classes in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus, the institutions announced on Sunday.This came shortly after President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster on Sunday as the Covid-19 crisis worsens around the world.UCT took a decision to break immediately for the…
An emergency Cabinet meeting to be held on Sunday could decide whether South Africa should impose stricter measures such as travel bans on countries which have not controlled Covid-19 infection rates, according to a report in the Sunday Times.With Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize announcing South Africa’s 38th positive Covid-19 case on Saturday, the Cabinet meeting…
