adminGvt deploys PCR machine at Beitbridge
Paidamoyo Chipunza Senior Health Reporter A high volume PCR machines has been moved to Beitbridge with a capacity to conduct about 1 200 diagnostic tests a day, with a second…
Covid-19 gives birth to a new breed of couriers
Robin Muchetu Senior Reporter WHEN the country went into lockdown several weeks ago because of Covid-19, everything came to a standstill as people were hibernating in their homes waiting for the…
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Gold dealer released on $20k bail
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court Reporter A SUSPECTED dealer who was arrested after police raided a house in Killarney suburb, Bulawayo and recovered 2,78 kilogrammes of gold worth more than US$125…
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Govt to avail Covid-19 test kits to Beitbridge
Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau GOVERNMENT will soon avail more PCR (polymerase chain reaction) machines for Covid-19 testing in Beitbridge due to increased numbers of people returning from South Africa as…
Coronavirus: Nations heading in wrong direction with Covid-19, says WHO
The coronavirus pandemic will get “worse and worse” if governments fail to take more decisive action, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said…
COVID-19 May Spike Blood Sugar, Raising Death Risk
E.J. Mundell Bodies stressed by severe COVID-19 could produce abnormally high blood sugar levels, even in people without diagnosed diabetes. And that appears tied to a doubling of the odds…
S. Africa’s daily confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 10,000 mark for days
CAPE TOWN- South Africa’s daily confirmed COVID-19 cases have surpassed 10,000 for days running, indicating the approaching of the infection peak, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Tuesday. In the…
Fauci warns young of Covid-19 risks and says crisis could match 1918 flu
Kenya Evelyn and Jessica Glenza Top US public health expert Anthony Fauci warned on Tuesday that the global coronavirus outbreak could be as bad as the 1918 flu pandemic, calling…
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Supreme Court in ruling on sharing of property after divorce
Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief THE Supreme Court has ruled that a woman who did not make any direct contributions to the acquisition of can be awarded a 50 percent…
How could COVID-19 change research culture for the better?
Ben Bleasdale COVID-19 is transforming every aspect of society – and research is no exception. But how can we use what we’ve learned in the past six months to build…