Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay By ALEX WELTE As of the time of writing (mid-October 2020), there is much talk in South Africa about a ‘second wave’ of COVID-19. In Europe, it is much more than talk, with COVID-19 diagnoses, hospital admissions, and deaths, not to mention ‘restrictions’, all on the rise. Studies looking…
The cost of preventing further pandemics over the next decade by protecting wildlife and forests would equate to just 2% of the estimated financial damage caused by Covid-19, according to a new analysis. Two new viruses a year had spilled from their wildlife hosts into humans over the last century, the researchers said, with the…
The burning season is about to begin in Brazil, where Indigenous Amazonians already face a frightening rise in infections with COVID-19. The virus has been spreading rapidly through Brazil, where nearly 1.5 million cases have been reported so far. Within the country’s Indigenous communities, deaths linked to the virus have risen more than fivefold in…
In downtown Buffalo, New York, crossing the border into Ontario, Canada, used to be as easy as driving one mile across the Peace Bridge over the Niagara River. But that’s now a forbidden route. In t…
On Friday, the White House coronavirus task force held its first public briefing in two months — but health experts expressed concern afterward, saying Vice President Mike Pence offered little guida…
Brazil’s attorney general’s office said Tuesday it was looking to “reverse” a federal judge’s decision ordering President Jair Bolsonaro to wear a mask. The attorney general’s office told CNN that i…
At least 24 public health officials across the United States have either resigned, retired or been fired from the positions during the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Association of City and County H…
A tiny beach restaurant in South Africa shot to fame last year when it was voted the world’s best eating house for unique dishes based on the essence of the sea.But the limelight swiftly faded after the coronavirus pandemic arrived – and today, the much-acclaimed Wolfgat is counting its losses.Eateries across the country have been…
Covid-19 cases are increasing rapidly in parts of Latin America. Yet, some countries in the region are easing movement restrictions and moderately reopening their economies while others stand firm. …
The Lebanese Ministry of Interior is reversing its decision to relax the daily curfew “due to the failure of many citizens to adhere to the measures of prevention and public safety, and because of selfishness, recklessness and indifference to their health and…
