Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
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Behind the masks: Meet the people who keep Gauteng’s Covid-19 field hospital going
Get to know the cleaners, plumbers and therapists who work at the Nasrec field hospital. Plus, find out what happens to newspapers, food and medical equipment used at the…
African governments and the Covid-19 fallout
The “Covid-19 Kairos” has provided governments with the opportunity to leverage the pandemic to create comprehensive sustainable economic development policies for all Africans
Lessons from ‘La Peste’: Camus and Covid-19
‘The Plague’, an allegory of the Nazi occupation of France in World War II, is about a town’s fight against an epidemic. It’s a relevant read in the times of Covid-19
What you need to know about Covid-19 to protect yourself
The Mail & Guardian asked the experts for more information about Covid-19 — and how best to take care of yourself and your loved ones
The coronavirus and Africa: Exposing our vulnerabilities and inequalities
Africa is no stranger to dealing with epidemics. A regional body has been established to co-ordinate responses, but fault lines are evident at a national level
Richard Calland: Covid-19 can have positive outcomes
Democracy and social welfare may get a boost and blind capitalism may see that it’s unsustainable
The coronavirus crisis: A failure of policy and leadership
The world needs someone to step up and take charge – anyone but Donald Trump that is
One case is no reason to panic, says communicable disease control
But take the threat seriously and prepare for a community outbreak, says professor Cheryl Cohen
WHO urges calm as China coronavirus death toll reaches 2000
More than 74 000 people have now been infected by the virus in China, with hundreds more cases in some 25 countries
The coronavirus is a disease of Chinese autocracy
An outbreak of a new coronavirus that began in the Chinese city of Wuhan has already infected over 4000 people – mostly in China, but also in several other countries, from…
China coughs, investors catch a chill
The outbreak of the coronavirus is having a negative effect on global markets
China moves Olympic qualifiers from the coronavirus epicentre
Boxing and women’s football qualifying for the 2020 Olympics will be moved from the Chinese city at the centre of a virus outbreak to another location in the country, the…