adminOne U.K. trial is transforming COVID-19 treatment. Why haven’t others delivered more results?
Kai KupferschmidtJul On June 29, University of Oxford clinical scientists Martin Landray and Peter Horby changed how physicians around the world consider treating COVID-19—for the third time in little more…
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- July 6, 2020
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Chief Charumbira relives ordeal with Covid-19 ‘patient’
Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief CHIEFS’ Council president Chief Fortune Charumbira has said they were forced to stay with a suspected Covid-19 patient for two days after health officials failed…
Newer variant of COVID-19-causing virus dominates global infections
Research in the journal Cell shows that a specific change in the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus virus genome, previously associated with increased viral transmission and the spread of COVID-19, is more infectious…
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- July 5, 2020
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Mercedes’ Bottas wins season-opening GP in Austria
VALTTERI Bottas stayed calm in a stormy race on Sunday to claim a measured victory for Mercedes as Formula One returned with a bang in a belated, dramatic and incident-strewn…
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- July 5, 2020
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Why Messi is becoming increasingly fed up at the Nou Camp
Lionel Messi is fed up. According to the Spanish radio station Cadena Ser, the Barcelona captain has broken off contract talks after finally running out of patience with the club…
American independence, African lesser beings
July 4 is a very important day in the life of every American. It is a day when Americans commemorate their Independence Day. It is a day when Americans from all their diverse backgrounds show patriotic pride in their country.
Constituency boundary changes get thumbs up
While the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is setting rules to allow by-elections to be held safely during what it sees as a long-term Covid-19 pandemic, Parliament has pushed ahead for an early census and new delimitation of seats to enable constituencies in the 2023 reflect the present population distribution.
Covid-19 confirmed cases top 700
Another 18 people tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday, taking the weekend total to 91 and the cumulative total since the start of the pandemic in Zimbabwe to 716.
Over 200 arrested for rejecting bank notes
So far 202 people have been arrested for rejecting dollars and labelling them “bond notes”, with 51 of them already brought to court, while five have been fined between $200 and $500.
President hails India for Covid-19 medicines
President Mnangagwa yesterday thanked India for a gift of medicines worth US$100 000 to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, adding that the assistance demonstrated the cordial relations that exist between the two countries.