PE psychiatrist conducting study on triggers of mental illness among patients
Psychiatrists call it post-ICU syndrome, the development of mental illness after an ICU admission, which is common in patients around the world.
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Nelson Mandela Bay firearm sales boom thanks to lockdown backlog
Business is booming for the Bay’s firearm traders and trainers as they have seen an increase in public interest in owning guns and knowing how to use them properly.
Continue reading →Cyclone Eloise: Severe winds wreck homes, displace thousands in Mozambique
Severe winds and heavy rains wrecked thousands of buildings, ruined crops and displaced almost 7,000 people in Mozambique over the weekend, officials said in their first detailed report on the disaster.
Continue reading →Mpumalanga premier apologises for mask snafu at Jackson Mthembu funeral
Mpumalanga premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane says she was only without a mask for a brief period on Sunday, at the funeral of late minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu.
Continue reading →Trump administration had no Covid-19 vaccine distribution plan — White House
There was no distribution plan for the coronavirus vaccine set up by the Trump administration as the virus raged in its last months in office, new President Joe Biden’s chief of staff, Ron Klain, said on Sunday.
Continue reading →State Security Agency in spotlight as Sydney Mufamadi testifies before Zondo
The state capture inquiry resumes on Monday, with State Security Agency (SSA) related evidence from the former chairperson of the government’s high-level review panel, Sydney Mufamadi.
Continue reading →Zambia allocated 8.7 million Covid-19 vaccines from AU
Zambia has been allocated 8.7 million doses of the 270 million Covid-19 vaccines secured this month by the AU, and this may rise to 25 million doses by December 2021, the Zambian mission at the AU said on Sunday.
Continue reading →Kruger Park floods as Eloise strikes SA, roads under water in north of country
An unusual red level 10 warning has been issued by the SA Weather Service for eastern parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga for Sunday into Monday.
Continue reading →UFS preparing protocol for clinical trial of Ivermectin for Covid-19
The University of the Free State says it is in the process of preparing a clinical trial protocol to determine the efficacy of Ivermectin in the fight against Covid-19.
Continue reading →UK detects 77 cases of SA Covid variant, 9 of Brazilian
Britain has detected 77 cases of the SA variant of Covid-19, the health minister said on Sunday, also urging people to strictly follow lockdown rules as the best precaution against Britain’s own potentially more deadly variant.
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