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How do viruses mutate and jump species? And why are 'spillovers' becoming more common?
Shutterstock Steve Wylie, Murdoch University Viruses are little more than parasitic fragments of RNA or DNA. Despite this, they are…
COVID-19: Death toll in Africa hits 383 as cases rise to 8,596
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has confirmed that there are now 8, 596…
Nigerian Doctor In New York Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Begs People To Stay Home (Video)
Sunday, 05 April 2020 22:42 Written by tori Damilola Odutola A Nigerian doctor in the USA has tested positive for coronavirus and has begged people to stay…
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South Africa needs to mitigate the worst of its inequalities in tackling coronavirus
The lockdown has shown how deep the spatial, economic and social inequalities are. Getty Images Imraan Valodia, University of the…
Pandemic underscores gross inequalities in South Africa, and the need to fix them
Per-Anders Pettersson. GettyImages Lauren Graham, University of Johannesburg Now more than ever, South Africans are painfully aware of the inequalities…
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Kenya's slums are a haven for viruses: here's what we know
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Wuhan, the coronavirus and the world: Thinking beyond isolation
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Anti-Asian racism during coronavirus: How the language of disease produces hate and violence
A building damaged during anti-Asian riots in Vancouver in 1907. (UBC Archives, JCPC_ 36_017) Paula Larsson, University of Oxford Self-isolation.…
Coronavirus has sped up Canada's adoption of telemedicine. Let's make that change permanent.
Sunday, 05 April 2020 20:44 Written by theconversation Social distancing required to prevent the spread of COVID-19 has led to a sharp increase in the use of…
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‘Infected nurse: I’m glad COVID-19 didn’t kill me’
Sunday, 05 April 2020 10:42 Written by THENATION May Toba, a Nigerian based in the United States is a nurse and a mother of two. She is a…
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