adminNew study looks at post-COVID-19 emerging disease in children
In recent weeks, a multisystem hyper inflammatory condition has emerged in children in association with prior exposure or infection to SARS-CoV-2. A new case series published in the journal Radiology…
COVID-19’s far reaching impact on global drug abuse
According to UNODC’s World Drug Report 2020, some 269 million people abused drugs in 2018 – a 30 per cent jump from 2009. “Vulnerable and marginalized groups, youth, women and…
Is COVID-19 Triggering Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes?
Ginger Vieira A letter in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests the possibility that Covid-19 could be causing the onset of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in some…
Drug-Resistant Bacteria Can Be Hidden Danger for People with COVID-19
Superinfections are a common complication in which a secondary bacterial infection occurs on top of the primary viral infection. People who have prolonged stays in the intensive care unit (ICU),…
COVID-19: How Covid -19 is affecting the globe
Kate Whiting How COVID-19 is affecting the globe Confirmed cases of coronavirus around the globe have surpassed 9.6 million, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 489,000 people are known…
Doctors find brain issues linked to Covid-19 patients – study
Hannah Devlin Brain complications, including stroke and psychosis, have been linked to Covid-19 in a study that raises concerns about the potentially extensive impact of the disease in some patients.…
Lockdown: Tourism gets partial relaxation
Lockdown regulations for the tourism and hospitality sector have been partially relaxed by Cabinet so these two sectors, the most severely hit by Covid-19, can carefully and safely resume limited operations.
Second auction sees $63 exchange rate
The ruling exchange rate for the US dollar eased upwards just over 10 percent to Z$63,7442:US$1 in the second weekly auction yesterday, promising growing stability in foreign currency markets as the new system becomes entrenched.
Smooth start to Zimsec June exams
Zimsec June exams started smoothly yesterday with schools following the measures set by Government and World Health Organisation (WHO) to reduce Covid-19 infection.
Zesa switches off illegal power connections
Zesa disconnected over 1 500 households in Stoneridge Phase 1 in Harare South after discovering that a fired former employee of an approved contractor made the connections without following the normal procedures.