Some comments on the reproduction number of the virus (“R” or “R0“) after the figure was mentioned in the Government’s daily press conference earlier this evening. Dr Robin
Some further comments on face coverings and COVID-19 following comments made about face coverings and their potential role in the lifting of lockdown restrictions in this evening’s Government
New research, led by New Zealander Dr Anne Wyllie, suggests that saliva samples may be more sensitive to detecting SARS-CoV-2 than invasive nasopharyngeal swabs. The authors, based at
The National Institute of Health (NIH) have released results of a Gilead remdesivir clinical trial. A previous SMC Roundup on this same study in part can be seen here
The COVID-19 virus affects different people in different ways. COVID-19 is a respiratory disease and most infected people will develop mild to moderate symptoms and recover without requiring
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. First of all, we’re pleased to have interpretation services available in Portuguese today, and I’d like to welcome all Portuguese-speaking journalists.
My Fellow South Africans, It has been exactly seven weeks since the first case of the coronavirus was confirmed in our country. Since then, all our lives have
By Carla Bernardo The fight against the spread of false information began long before the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and experts such as the University
