Germany has authorised a coronavirus vaccine trial
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23-04-2020
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Germany has authorised its first clinical test of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, the country’s regulatory body said Wednesday, green-lighting trials on human volunteers for an RNA vaccine developed by German firm Biontech and US giant Pfizer.
“The Paul-Ehrlich-Institut… has authorised the first clinical trial of a vaccine against COVID-19 in Germany,” the regulatory body said in a statement.
It added that approval was the “result of a careful assessment of the potential risk/benefit profile of the vaccine candidate”.
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People found drinking hand sanitisers to quench their thirst for alcohol
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23-04-2020
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A traditional leader is ‘shocked and saddened’ at reports of people swigging hand sanitiser for its alcohol content. He described the actions as disrespectful of the government’s fight against the coronavirus.
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People found drinking hand sanitisers to quench their thirst for alcohol may soon find themselves behind bars, Eastern Cape house of traditional leaders chairpersonMwelo Nonkonyana told illovuonline news team on Tuesday.
This comes after media reports that desperate people were turning to the cleaning product used to decrease infectious agents on the hands.
Nonkonyana confirmed having received reports “of people drinking sanitisers,” but could not provide details.
He described the actions as disrespectful to the government’s fight against the coronavirus.
“We are shocked and saddened that there are people who are drinking sanitisers, it is extremely dangerous and though the product contains alcohol, it is not meant for human consumption.
“We have now heard that some people have fallen sick from this and we are now looking at putting this as a regulation so that whoever is found drinking sanitisers as a way to replace alcohol will be arrested as they would be breaking the law.”
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Explainer: Mkhize discusses if a person can contract Covid-19 twice
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23-04-2020
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Numerous people across the world have wondered if it is possible to contract the coronavirus more than once –
With just a single encounter with the virus already daunting, the concept of enduring it a second time has instilled fear in many citizens – Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has shed some light on how the virus acts and if it is possible to contract it twice.
In order to understand how your body interacts with the coronavirus, Dr Zweli Mkhize highlighted what ‘immunology’ means, explaining that: “A pathogen is an agent that causes infection or ill health in the body. When a pathogen enters the body, the body creates antibodies which are specific to that pathogen in order to destroy it.
This is the immunity the body builds against an infection.” The human body creates antibodies that specifically target any virus or bacteria causing infections.
This allows the body to recover but importantly gives the body the ability to destroy the same pathogen if it re-enters the body. Mkhize explained that scientists developing a vaccine would use features similar to the pathogen, allowing the body to be capable of destroying the live pathogens of the virus if it enters the body.
This concept is important when it comes to understanding the risk of becoming reinfected with Covid-19, with Mkhize elaborating: “Those who get the Covid-19 virus will develop immunity once they have shed the virus from their body. The problem is that since Covid-19 is a new virus, this infection may have very severe effects on many people, and in many instances, may result in death.”
Put simply, those who have already encountered and survived the virus have managed to build up immunity: “Until you get the infection, you can’t have immunity.
The only ones who have immunity in this country are those who survived the infection. So everyone, the sooner you get the infection and dispose of it, the safer you are from future infection.”
illovuonline news team reported that, as the situation stands in SA, Mkhize had announced there are 3 465 confirmed cases of Covid-19 with 58 fatalities.
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South Africa: COVID-19 daily infection rate drops to 4%
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22-04-2020
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South Africa currently in its 4th week of 35-day Lockdown
South Africa has seen a huge reduction in the number of daily COVID-19 infections, dropping from 42% to 4%, an official at the presidency said.
“Before the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) passed the current lockdown regulations, the number of new infections daily were about 42%,” Thembi Siweya, the deputy minister, wrote in an article.
Siweya said had the government not taken the lockdown decision, daily infections would have been higher, with more deaths, especially among the elderly South Africans.
The South African government took a comprehensive approach in dealing with COVID-19 because it learnt lessons from dealing with the HIV/AIDS epidemic, she noted.
Siweya said her country learnt that taking a narrow approach in dealing with any disease or virus can lead to a higher mortality rate, stagnant economic growth and hindered social cohesion, and that is why they choose to keep millions of non-essential workers at home.
South Africa is currently in its fourth week of a 35-day lockdown, where non-essential workers are asked to stay home in a bid to curb the spread of the virus. Essential workers include those in healthcare, food production, telecommunication and transport sectors, among others.
The country has the highest number of COVID-19 infections on the continent, with 3,346 confirmed cases and 58 deaths, while 1,055 have recovered from the virus.
“It is important to make it clear that the national lockdown is not the only solution the government has implemented,” she wrote.
The government is aware that the national lockdown has an impact on the economic, political and social facets of society so they choose the notion of solidarity economy approach orientated towards the implementation of welfare services by the state, the private sector and the people, Siweya added.
“This means the responsibility of the government to offer basic necessities to the people, especially the poor, is shared by all independent components of the state, the private sector and ordinary citizens,” she noted.
The South African government, NGOs, individuals and businesses have been distributing food parcels, providing running water and other basic services to communities during this lockdown.
The government has also helped businesses and employees with various financial and policy interventions.
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Uzalo and Isibaya are the first daily dramas to run out of episodes due to the national lockdown.
By: illovuonline news team
22-04-2020
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SABC has confirmed that the number one TV show in SA – with an average viewership of 10-million – is running out of episodes for the rest of the month.
“The SABC can confirm that due to the production of SABC1’s popular series Uzalo being halted as a result of the lockdown, unfortunately there is limited stock for this particular programme,” SABC acting spokesperson Mmoni Seapolelo said.
“However, the SABC has put measures in place, including crucial engagements with relevant stakeholders concerning the organisation’s delivery on the set local content quotas as well as possible essential service permission for certain productions.
“It must also be noted that all our productions remain closed until a collective decision regarding production houses resuming work is made. Such a resolution has not been taken, however, when decided, it will be a decision based on not one, but all production houses.
“It is worth noting that the SABC is operating to ensure full compliance with the lockdown regulations. The health and safety of our employees and production houses
remains a priority.”
Another show in trouble is DStv’s longest-running telenovela Isibaya that airs in the same 8.30pm time slot as Uzalo.
illovuonline news has reliably learnt that the Mzansi Magic daily drama, watched by more than a million South Africans on average, is fast running out of new episodes to air for the rest of the month.
An insider at DStv revealed , Isibaya is not the only show on pay TV that is running out of new material as local content starts to feel the heat of halting productions, especially after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s extended lockdown.
Safta-winning telenovela The River with Sindi Dlathu in the lead and airing on 1Magic is also said to be running out of new episodes to air for the
duration of the month.
The fate of other daily dramas on DStv, including The Queen and Gomora, also hang in the balance.
“Video entertainment production in South Africa has been halted for nearly a month, as the industry adheres to the national lockdown needed to reduce the spread of Covid-19,” said Yolisa Phahle, MultiChoice Group CEO for general entertainment.
“The current lockdown is in place until May 1 and at this time we’re confident that we will be able to offer our viewers fresh episodes of must see TV. Any scheduling changes will be announced in due course, as well as being published on dstv.com.”
But insiders working at MultiChoice have painted light on the pressure and predicament that is currently faced by the pay broadcaster.
“Currently there have been a number of strategic meetings held since Friday to come up with a way forward. Only then will it be communicated to the public what will replace those popular time slots for the duration of lockdown and what will continue to happen in case lockdown is extended,” one source told illovuonline news.
Another source said: “More shows have been affected – it’s not just Isibaya and The River. As a result, a new TV schedule on those channels has been drawn. Remember, promotional material has to be changed and people who pay to see these programmes will be upset. A new strategy has to be well thought of.”
“Isibaya and The River are two shows that have a close TX [the date something was broadcast from the day it was filmed]”, another source said.
It was reported earlier this month that the second season of drama series The Housekeepers, starring Thando Thabethe, was pulled from its planned schedule on Mzansi Magic at the 11th hour and replaced with season five of prison drama Lockdown that debuted on Showmax back in January.
“We remain committed to supporting the industry and have committed R80m to pay salaries for cast, crew and creatives that are involved in MultiChoice Group commissioned productions for April and are working hard with all of our contracted producers to ensure minimal viewer disruption, and to make sure we can be up and running again as soon as it is safe to do so,” Phahle said.
Public broadcaster SABC and free-to-air channel e.tv have confirmed that all their daily dramas will air new episodes for the duration of April.
“Productions, including Generations: The Legacy, Muvhango, Skeem Saam and 7de Laan have sufficient transmission stock until after the lockdown thus, ensuring uninterrupted airing of episodes for South Africans to enjoy and importantly remain at home,” Seapolelo said.
Managing Director at e.tv Marlon Davids said: “e.tv has sufficient content to keep our viewers informed and entertained during the lockdown. They can continue to watch their favourite soapies, Scandal!, Rhythm City and Imbewu.”
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faster coronavirus testing: Ghana is using delivery drones to transport testing kit
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22-04-2020
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Ghana has 834 confirmed infections and nine people have died from COVID-19, the disease the virus causes.
Ghana is using delivery drones from US-based startup Zipline to enable it to test people more quickly outside major cities for the novel coronavirus, the company said on Monday.
Ghana has 834 confirmed infections and nine people have died from Covid-19, the disease the virus causes.
Zipline operated its first coronavirus test flight on April 1 and will now fly samples collected from more than 1,000 health facilities in rural areas to laboratories in the capital Accra and to Kumasi, the second-largest city.
“Using contactless drone delivery to transport Covid-19 test samples will allow the government to respond to the pandemic and help save lives more quickly,” Zipline Chief Executive Keller Rinaudo said in a release.
As of April 15, the Ghana Health Service said it had tested 57,000 coronavirus samples.
Zipline, which already operates fleets of drones in Ghana and Rwanda to deliver blood, vaccines and other essential medical equipment to rural areas, is working with the Ministry of Health to enable the coronavirus sample flights.
The company said using drones would cut the delivery time for test samples from hours, with trucks needing to traverse rural roads to collect tests from multiple hospitals, to under an hour in some cases.
It said it expects to operate the service daily “for the duration of the Government’s Covid-19 response efforts.”
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Zimbabwe lockdown extended for two weeks
Zimbabwe’s Covid-19 lockdown has been extended by two weeks, ending on May 3.
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Coronavirus doctor’s diary: The patient who married hours before dying
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22-04-2020
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Dr John Wright relates two love stories from the Covid wards of Bradford Royal Infirmary – one about a patient marrying his fiancee hours before he died, the other about a nurse’s tough decision to live apart from her four-year-old boy as long as the pandemic continues.
This is a time of such heightened emotions – of fear and loneliness, but also of extraordinary love.
When newly qualified staff nurse Sophie Bryant-Miles arrived for a night shift on Ward One recently, she was told that a young man with a number of medical problems as well as suspected Covid-19 was not expected to survive, and was now receiving palliative care.
But also there – dressed in full PPE with gloves, apron, mask and visor – was his fiancée of at least 15 years, who told staff that they had never had the time or money to marry. Life had kept getting in the way.
It was a heart-wrenching collision between love and death, but out of it came a very beautiful thing. Sophie called hospital chaplain Joe Fielder, and asked him if he could marry the couple straight away.
Joe said he couldn’t do a legally binding service but he could come and do a service that was like a wedding. They’d still say their “I do”. They’d have the whole “til death do us part” and all the things that they’d have at a wedding, except in hospital. Joe came, and we made tin foil rings for them, and we got the patient’s daughter on FaceTime so that she could watch as well.
It was just a really lovely service, and Joe was brilliant – he made brochures with the names on and all the hymns and the prayers that we were saying, everything.
The fiancee was completely understanding of the fact that we all had to be fully gowned up for it and that he [the patient] would have to wear a face mask. They were still amazingly excited about what was happening.
Joe was in the full gear, bless him, as well. He looked like he was sweating.
We did a little photograph shoot for them afterwards. Because that’s what she wanted, and that’s what he wanted. We tried to make it as much like a real wedding as we could, and then we gave them some cake too.
She’d been made very aware that he was in the last hours of his life, and I think this was the last thing that they felt they could do together. At least they’ve got this final memory together.
The medical advice was that he wasn’t going to survive the night, so I used a service and a celebration of commitments which had lots of similarities with a church wedding service.
The patient did his best to say the words but struggled at times because of his breathing. His partner did her best to say the words but struggled at times because of tears, and the family were smiling and crying at the same time.
And all this was done in PPE equipment, it was very surreal. But that patient could die knowing that he had said those words of commitment, and his family would know that he died having done that. And his partner – she was really grateful. She’s very grateful for the opportunity to have those words said.
You just want to do your bit to treat people with dignity, to help them know that they are loved and cared for. I’m very grateful to have the opportunity to help them celebrate their love and mark it in that way.
It’s too early for the wife and daughter to comment – the funeral hasn’t even taken place yet – but they have given their consent for this account to be published.
The ward manager, Jennie Marshall-Hamad, found out about the service when she woke the following morning. It was a bittersweet feeling. She felt overwhelmed and proud of her team – and a great sense of sadness when the patient passed away hours later.
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Chinese doctors wake up from Covid-19 comas with dark skin
By: illovuonline news team
22-04-2020
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Two doctors who fought at the frontline before contracting Covid-19, identified as Yi Fan and Hu Weifeng, spent close to three months confined to hospital beds –
They slipped into comas shortly after being infected and were on life support machines to keep keep them alive – When they woke up, their skin looked darker than usual and doctors suspected it was caused by hormonal imbalances and liver damage.
The world is mulling over a case of two Chinese doctors who went into comas due to Covid-19 complications and woke up with darker skin tones.
The two doctors, Yi Fan and Hu Weifeng, reportedly suffered liver damage that in turn affected the pigmentation of their skin. According to a Beijing TV station, the 42-year-old medical officers suffered from hormonal imbalances that came as a result of their damaged livers.
Dr Yi was hooked on life support machines for 39 days. The two doctors were diagnosed with the virus in January and spent 99 days confined to hospital beds. Yi and his colleague worked with the whistleblower who succumbed to the disease in February.
Hu and Yi underwent extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for 45 and 39 gruelling days respectively. The treatment process saved their lives. ECMO is a treatment that circulates and oxygenates blood outside a patient’s body before pumping it back to the bloodstream of an ill person.
The two who were hooked to life support machines for months were first treated at Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital before being transferred to Tongji Hospital.
Doctors suspect the colour change was caused by a drug and hormonal imbalance.
Before contracting the virus, the two worked with whistleblower Li Wenliang who notified the world about the virus that was sweeping through China before cases of Covid-19 were officially reported.
Yi said he felt like his health had taken a positive turn though he struggled to walk around. The doctor disclosed he was able to move around in bed and felt a bit stronger.
However, fighting Covid-19 left him traumatised and gave him scary nightmares. “When I first gained consciousness, especially after I got to know about my condition, I felt scared. I had nightmares often,” the 42-year-old said.
One of the doctors who treated the patients said a drug they had taken while unconscious could also be the cause of their sudden change in skin colour. Hu took time to regain his ability to speak but was in high spirits.
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Babes Wodumo trends, English bundle depleted while speaking to cop
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22-04-2020
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Singer Babes Wodumo has been trending on social media for the wrong reasons again – The Wololo hitmaker’s “English bundle” got “depleted” while speaking to a police officer through what appears to be the gate of her home, where she and some other people were working –
South Africans have reacted differently to what happened to the star; some laughed at her while others defended her.
Babes Wodumo found herself battling with the English language just as she was trying to explain to a police officer that she was working. He had approached her while conducting inspections with regard to lockdown regulations.
A video of a woman, believed to the Wololo hitmaker, has been trending on social media since it first emerged at the weekend. She speaks to the police officer through the gate but as she tries to explain to him that a number of people were working inside, as “it’s our living”, her ‘English bundle’ runs out.
She then admits that English has failed her. The video has gone viral and Mzansi peeps are divided over what happened to Babes.
Some people have been trolling her while others are defending her.
@LTlomatsana wrote: “And then English decided to isolate itself from Babes Wodumo.”
@SikoMartinM said: “Don’t disrespect Papa Penny by comparing him with Babes Wodumo. That man finishes a whole English sentence and remains undefeated, Babes runs away.”
@Rori_DeepSoul commented: “Mina I don’t blame Babes Wodumo. I blame her Grade 11 English teacher, Mr Mohale Motaung-Mhlongo.”
Babes’ fans defended her. The Goddess commented:
“Don’t act smart la we all know that English bundles get depleted when we get mad. So I don’t blame Babes Wodumo.”
@Thamsanqa18 said: “Babes Wodumo doesn’t owe anyone good English. English is not a measure of intelligence. White people abuse our African languages too.”
@adam_RVP added: “Even those who didn’t do that well in English at school are laughing at Babes Wodumo.” On the topic of English as an additional language, illovuonline news team has reported that South Africans are the best in English language proficiency in Africa, according to the latest report by a global private language tutor, Education First (EF).
Mzansi was ranked number six in the world among the countries that were studied.
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Nelson Mandela Bay now has 130 registered Covid-19 cases
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22-04-2020
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TAKING A TOLL: The number of positive Covid-19 cases continues to rise in SA and the Eastern Cape
Nelson Mandela Bay’s number of registered Covid-19 cases is now sitting at 130.
There have been seven recorded recoveries and four deaths in the city.
This is according to Eastern Cape health MEC Sindiswa Gomba.
On Tuesday, health minister Zweli Mkhize announced there were 3,465 registered cases in the country and 345 cases in the Eastern Cape.
In a statement, Mkhize announced there were five deaths and 15 recoveries provincially.
A municipal report of the number of cases in the Bay states that there are 149 cases in the metro.
It is understood that the report, which has been seen by The Herald, is the information that is later sent to the provincial and national departments, which then has to be verified before it is officially announced by Mkhize.
The municipal report showed that, as of April 20, the Bay’s numbers were broken down as follows:
Algoa Park 4
Bethelsdorp 1
Bluewater Bay 4
Ben Kamma 1
Cotswold 1
Chatty 1
Despatch 3
Kabega Park 1
Kamma Park 1
KwaDwesi 29
KwaNobuhle 3
KwaNoxolo 1
Kwazakhele 10
Lovemore Heights 1
Missionvale 1
Motherwell 8
Mt Croix 1
New Brighton 5
Newton Park 1
North End 2
Rowallan Park 2
Sherwood 3
Soweto-on-Sea 2
Springdale 1
Summerstrand 2
Uitenhage 3
Walmer 8
West End 5
Westering 4
Zwide 20
Unknown 20
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