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It’s worth noting that most of this evidence is anecdotal at this stage, but there are enough reported cases that medical professionals are saying a loss of smell or taste should be considered a symptom of COVID-19. “We propose that these symptoms be added to the list of screening tools for possible COVID-19 infection,” reads a […] More
One of the hallmark symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder is intrusive thoughts. All my life, I’ve felt their constant bombardment. My mind is like a crowded room, and the voices are all shouting different things. I now see this inner monologue on the faces of everyone around me (who of course, are standing more than a metre […] More
This week marked World Tubercolosis Day, and while COVID-19 has clogged up headlines across SA and abroad, it’s important that we don’t forget about the one disease that’s been killing thousands of South Africans every year. We’ll get to the relationship between TB and COVID-19 in a sec, but for now, let’s begin with looking […] More
This is not a drill — South Africa is soon going to be on lockdown for 21 days! This was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday evening (23 March). He said the national lockdown would take effect from midnight on Thursday (26 March) to 16 April. (Just for clarity — this means that on […] More
You can say it: Life as you know it is completely different right now, and it feels crappy. With COVID-19 sweeping the country and world, major restrictions and regulations have been put in place to help slow the spread of the virus. And those probably feel like, well, major restrictions and regulations on your life. To be […] More
As COVID-19 (aka the novel coronavirus) positive cases continue to spike in South Africa, government-issued restrictions to limit the spread of the virus are getting tighter and non-compliance has some serious consequences. On 18 March, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) set out the new restrictions and clearly outlined the consequences of […] More
While the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, causing running races — and many other large events — to be postponed and cancelled, you might be wondering what you should do for your own personal health and how this could affect your training. We tapped Dr David Nieman, a health professor at Appalachian State University and director of the Human […] More
I live near the city centre of Milan, where as of March 15th, there were 1,750 cases of COVID-19. Italy is one of the epicentres of the pandemic, with over 20,000 cases across the country. We have one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in the world not because we have poor healthcare, but because there are too […] More
