Coronavirus morning update: Personal care services back, latest on dexamethasone, and WHO warning | Health24com
According to the latest update, 1 831 deaths have been recorded in the country.So far, more than 1.26 million tests have been conducted, with 32 336 new tests.Personal care services – including hair salons – may legally open again from Friday night, after the publication of rules they must follow in the Government Gazette.
Workers who are put on leave, have been laid off temporarily, or whose employers can’t afford to pay their full salaries due to the coronavirus crisis are entitled to Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme payouts. "Until we see the regulations and until a date is announced, we will continue fighting it in court," DA MP Dean Macpherson said, adding Ramaphosa did not give any indication when salons would reopen.
The United States had the most cases in the world - nearly 2.22 million, as well as the most deaths - more than 119 000.The new coronavirus pandemic is now in a"new and dangerous phase", the World Health Organisation said on Friday, with the disease accelerating at the same time as people tire of lockdowns.
But can we fully trust this drug hailed as a groundbreaking treatment? We spoke to Associate Professor Sean Wasserman, infectious diseases specialist at Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town; Dr Jantjie Taljaard, infectious diseases specialist at Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University; and Professor Francois Venter, director of Ezintsha, deputy executive director of Wits RHI, and member of the ministerial advisory committee .
On 16 June 2020, an ongoing clinical trial for a potential Covid-19 treatment finally brought good news. Dexamethasone, a common corticosteroid, could result in saving many lives among the most severely affected Covid-19 patients. A French study found that 10% of older Covid-19 patients who have diabetes, die within a week of entering the hospital, and 20% need a ventilator to breathe by that point. In the Western Cape alone, 52 out of 100 deaths due to the coronavirus were attributed to diabetics, according to the province's health department.
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