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South Africa has closed the majority of its border posts following an increase in infections in the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced control measures for the viral outbreak on Sunday evening and also revealed that the number of people infected by the virus in South Africa has risen to 61. South Africa has closed 35 land… Continue reading COVID-19 virus – SA borders closed down
Speech from President of South Africa notes Government of South Africa declared a National State of Disaster * President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for consolidated reports from his Cabinet as the country experiences rapidly rising coronavirus cases. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzE7r05KJTY * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4MSI-nDMMw&t=517s Speech from President of South Africa notes Government of South Africa… Continue reading South Africa Covit-19 Emergency Disaster
Dis nie net uitspattige uitgawe nie, maar indien miljoene siek word, gaan verwag word dat almal so hanteer word, ook die wat kwarantyn verlang. En asof dit nie genoeg is nie, word daar waarskuwings aan die publiek gestuur om nie in te meng met die plek van kwarantyn nie, die weermag is teenwoordig. Hoekom… Continue reading From Wuhan to the Ranch, Limpopo
The novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, has been classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization after it spread worldwide — with major hotspots in China, Iran and Italy. Doctors and health officials are urging people to practise social distancing, and governments worldwide are limiting large gatherings in order to limit… Continue reading Corona virus – – March 2020
So far, the closest match to the human coronavirus has been found in a bat in China’s Yunnan province. A study published on 3 February found that the bat coronavirus shared 96% of its genetic material with the virus that causes COVID-19. Bats could have passed the virus to humans, but there are key… Continue reading COVID-19 – Coronavirus March 2020
Why are bats the reservoirs of so many EIDs? Bats have several unique features that may account for their importance in EID transmission and maintenance. Bats are the second largest order of mammals. Currently, there are ∼1,200 recognized bat species worldwide, accounting for approximately 25% of all mammalian species. The diversity of bat species alone,… Continue reading “Viruses” (EID) – Diseases
Major airports have begun screening passengers for the coronavirus, and more than three dozen airlines—including Delta, American and United—have cut their flights to mainland China. But those measures may not provide much solace to anyone who has to board a flight. How do viruses spread—and specifically on airplanes? And how serious is the… Continue reading Eight planes put on lockdown at Heathrow over coronavirus fears
Cyril Ramaphosa has directed the repatriation of South African citizens from Wuhan city in Hubei province, China. Cabinet has decided on this course of action after due consideration of the circumstances, and following several requests from the families of South Africans in the city. Daar sal 'n poging van die regering aangewend word om… Continue reading Repatriation of South Africans from Wuhan, Hubei, China
25 February 2020 The Portfolio Committee on Tourism and the Portfolio Committee on Health today received a briefing from the Consul General of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on the impact of the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (NCV) which has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO). *… Continue reading Parliament briefing from PRC – Coronavirus – 2019-nCoV
As a coronavirus spreads in China and around the world, scientists are scrambling to find out exactly where it came from. Now, a new study provides more clues to the virus' origins, and points to bats as the most likely hosts. To learn more about the virus' origins, the researchers compared the 2019-nCoV genetic… Continue reading Bat Coronaviruses in China
A-year-old report had warned China of a potential coronavirus outbreak. In the report, Chinese scientists called for urgent countermeasures to stop such an outbreak. Our Eum Ji-young has more. It turns out a Chinese research team warned the medical world last year of the potential for the outbreak of coronaviruses from bats. * Bat… Continue reading Report warned of Coronavirus
A South African teacher stranded in Wuhan wanted to come home. Amy Pittaway, who went to Wuhan, China, to teach, says she is stranded in the coronavirus-plagued city. Pittaway spoke to 702 presenter Bongani Bingwa on Friday and said the virus had reached its peak in the city. * How many people have been infected… Continue reading Coronavirus ..
Dit maak nie saak in wie se gebiedswaters hierdie mense is en of hulle onwettig of met 'n wettige permit toegelaat is om te vis nie. Word hierdie mense getoets vir die Coronavirus en selfs ander virusse wat so versprei word en in onkunde doen hulle in Afrika en Suid-Afrika aan en versprei siektes. Voor… Continue reading Chinese trawlers and others – Were they tested for Coronavirus?
Footage purporting to show medics in hazmat suits scanning Chinese air passengers for symptoms of a mysterious 'SARS-like' virus has sparked fears that the deadly infection could spread globally. Health officials in Macau told Beijing News that all air travellers from Wuhan would need to have their body temperatures taken on the plane to… Continue reading Outbreaks of diseases
Is die virus van 2020 dieselfde virus as 2013 of 'n ander "weergawe - mutasie" wat in 2010 genoem is en selfs sover terug as 1960? Indien wel, daar is reeds heelwat navorsing hieroor gedoen? What happened during the early days of SARS 10 years ago. Hospital spread of this new virus is a real… Continue reading Coronavirus – Coronavirus NL63 (2013)
It is reported on 22 January 2020 that the deadly Wuhan coronavirus, officially called 2019-nCoV, has killed 17 people and infected at least 554 others in China as of Wednesday. The US confirmed its first case, a man in his 30s in Washington state who had visited China. Scientists are still scrambling to fully understand… Continue reading Coronavirus – China (2019-nCoV)
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