adminNew Zealand sees falling CPI
WELLINGTON. – The consumer price index (CPI) fell 0,5 percent in the June 2020 quarter as the Covi-19 pandemic saw cheaper petrol and falling hotel and motel prices, New Zealand’s…
Africa Medical Supplies Platform secures lifesaving COVID-19 medical treatment to benefit nearly 1 million Africans
Herald Reporter Following a successful launch of the Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP) by the Chairperson of the African Union, President Cyril Ramaphosa in June this year, the AMSP has…
African countries need cheaper COVID-19 tests: here’s how to get them
Timothy Amukele and Mustafa Barbhuiya COVID-19 continues to infect millions of people as the death toll mounts. There is currently no cure which means that controlling this disease requires a…
Could zinc protect against COVID-19?
A review of the evidence on zinc suggests the mineral could have protective effects against COVID-19 by boosting anti-viral immunity and curbing inflammation. Diet and health have many links, including…
aHow religions and religious leaders can help to combat the COVID-19 pandemic: Indonesia’s experience
Hakimul Ikhwan and Vissia Ita Yulianto Many have attacked religions as a part of the problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was initially in South Korea where nearly 5,000 confirmed…
UK government orders halt to Randox Covid-19 tests over safety issues
Rob Evans and Juliette Garside The UK government has instructed care homes and members of the public to immediately stop using coronavirus testing kits produced by a healthcare firm after…
Why do we have different blood types — and do they make us more vulnerable to Covid-19?
Katie Hunt (CNN)- Most humans fall into one of four blood groups — A, B, AB or O. Ordinarily, your blood type makes very little difference in your daily life…
Severe lung damage, blood clots: Covid-19 signatures that linger
Sreenivas Janyala As many patients go back to hospital after recovering from severe cases of the novel coronavirus infection, and others require oxygen support at home, doctors have been flagging…
Zim gears for energy surplus
Zimbabwe will have enough power to push forward its rapid industrialisation from 2023 and is poised to become an exporter of electricity as new coal and coal gas generation capacity being planned or commissioned by private and public initiatives in Hwange come on stream.
ZRP financial records destroyed
Financial records at Police General Headquarters (PGHQ) were reportedly loaded into a Nissan UD truck on the instruction of then police bosses and destroyed by fire at Chikurubi Camp during Operation Restore Legacy in 2017, allegedly to cover up corrupt procurement and other illicit payments.