Three police stations in the Western Cape close after officers test positive for COVID-19.
The stations were closed for 48 hours for decontamination. Operations were moved to other buildings Over the course of the weekend, the Lentegeur, Phillipi and Cape Town Central police stations were closed down due to officers at these locations testing positive for the coronavirus. The stations were closed for 48 hours. During this period, the […]
Tate Modern launches an online tour of their Andy Warhol exhibition.
A series of videos will be uploaded to YouTube where the curator of the museum takes viewers through the exhibition. Tate Modern, an art museum in London, would have had thousands of visitors flock to their doors to see their exhibition of Andy Warhol original works – the first of its kind in 20 years […]
Two cats have tested positive for COVID-19.
Experts, however, still don’t think pets can infect humans. Two cats, one in Belgium and the other in China, have tested positive for the coronavirus. New research suggests that cats could spread the virus among other felines. Experts have said, however, that it is unlikely that pets will be able to transmit the virus to […]
SA start-up launches coronavirus e-learning platform.
The platform is light on data and gamified to make education fun and easy. Digemy is a South African startup that recently launched a new gamified platform that aims to educate people in the country and greater Africa on the coronavirus. IT is data-light, making it more accessible to people using mobile data as their […]
Container hospitals.
Italian architects have come up with the idea of using containers to add intensive care units to hospitals to help fight the coronavirus. wo Italian architects have come up with a solution to Italy’s shortage of intensive care units for those suffering from Covid-19. Carlo Ratti and Italo Rota produced a design plan that uses […]
SA artists discourage panic buying in new song commissioned by Pick n Pay.
It’s called “Don’t Panic Buy” and features the likes of Lira, Karen Zoid, Jack Parow and Freshly Ground. Pick n Pay has released a new song called, Don’t Panic Buy, featuring some of South Africa’s top artists. The song is, quite obviously, produced to discourage people from panic buying before the nation wide lockdown starts […]
Working from home? Microsoft Teams now uses AI to filter out background noises when on a video call.
Seeing as many people are working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, video conferencing has become the new normal for meetings. Microsoft has revealed a new feature on its popular video conferencing program, Teams, that can cancel out almost all background noises when you are in a video meeting. The program uses advanced AI to […]
Vanessa Hudgens slammed for insensitive coronavirus video.
She tried to minimize the seriousness of COVID-19 in an Instagram live video. Vanessa Hudgens tried to completely minimize the seriousness of the coronavirus during a live stream on her Instagram. She claimed that she doesn’t understand the fuss and that “people die anyway”. She received a massive backlash from her peers and followers. Since […]
Face mask shortages leave people with creating makeshift solutions.
People are using old bottles, plastic bags and even lettuce as masks. The spread of the coronavirus has spiked a huge demand for face masks around the world. There is a massive shortage of these masks at the moment. This has led to people all over the world coming up with creative solutions for makeshift […]
SA now has 274 coronavirus cases.
208 (76%) of these patients have a history of travel. On Sunday, the Minister of Health confirmed that South Africa now has 274 coronavirus cases. The majority of new cases were reported in the Western Cape. The President has announced that he will address the nation today to announce possible further regulations to enforce social […]
