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Control of Legionella in water systems during the COVID-19 pandemic
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many places of work including hotels, hostels, leisure facilities, offices, gyms and salons have had
NICD capacity for isolation and culturing of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from clinical specimens
The world is increasingly facing the threat of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases (EID) with viral RNA zoonotic pathogens playing
Why malaria treatment shouldn’t take a back seat to COVID-19
Children are a high-risk population prone to severe complications from malaria. Shutterstock Jaishree Raman, National Institute for Communicable Diseases Ridding
COVID-19: Returning back to work
Following parts of the economy opening up while working to flatten the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) curve, proper precautions should
African countries are moving to make masks mandatory: key questions answered
Community members wearing protective face masks as they queue for aid in Zandspruit informal settlement, north of Johannesburg. Phill
COVID-19 guidelines on fabric face masks
The use of ‘fabric’ face masks as an additional preventative measure against COVID-19 has been recommended for public use by
COVID-19 environmental health guidelines
The COVID-19 pandemic has a devastating impact on the immediate environment due to its fast spread via droplets from an
