By NIÉMAH DAVIDS South Africa has joined global counterparts in search for a COVID-19 vaccine and the University of Cape Town (UCT) is lending a hand, participating in three
Geneva/Oslo – One hundred and seventy two (172) economies are now engaged in discussions to potentially participate in COVAX, a global initiative aimed at working with vaccine manufacturers to
How many people in one household contract SARS-CoV-2, transmit it without having symptoms, and how does this virus interact with other pathogens in the home? A new study
By NIÉMAH DAVIDS. The use of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy has proven to be a low-resource alternative to mechanical ventilation in “selected patients” with severe COVID-19 pneumonia,
It has been reported that the World Health Organisation (WHO) have said airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 cannot be ruled out in crowded, closed or poorly ventilated settings. Prof
By Masego Panyane Two University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have offered useful tips to gym bunnies and sports enthusiasts hoping to get back into action as the world
By Primarashni Gower University of Pretoria researchers, Dr Laurentz Olivier and Professor Ian Craig of the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering have estimated that the cumulative number of
The current COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented, but the global response draws on the lessons learned from other disease outbreaks over the past several decades. As part of WHO’s
A study, published in Nature Medicine, has looked at the relationship between age, COVID-19 susceptibility, and severity, in various global countries including Italy and China. Prof Mark Woolhouse, Professor of
The RECOVERY Trial, from the University of Oxford, have announced results for the drug dexamethasone, which reportedly reduces death by up to one third in hospitalised COVID-19 patients with severe
