Covid-19 Report
A woman with HIV took over 200 days to clear her Covid infection. Here’s why researchers are worried
A case study suggests that people with HIV should be prioritised for Covid vaccination
By Elsabé Brits
Covid-19 Report | 10 July 2021
Covid-19 Report 7: Life-saving drug is good news but no time to pop champagne
Also: Four suggestions for improving peer review, and South African death data
GroundUp and Spotlight staff
Covid-19 Report | 18 June 2020
Covid-19 Report 6: What does herd immunity mean for South Africa?
Also: Are schools safe? Hydroxychloroquine does not prevent Covid-19. And more
GroundUp and Spotlight staff
Covid-19 Report | 4 June 2020
Covid-19 Report 5: Spike in Cape Town natural deaths
Vaccine makes it through first hurdle, setback for antibody tests, and much more in our latest issue
GroundUp and Spotlight staff
Covid-19 Report | 27 May 2020
Covid-19 Report 4: Massive UK analysis of deaths from virus
And a Spanish study suggests what the real infection death rate is
GroundUp and Spotlight staff
Covid-19 Report | 20 May 2020
Covid-19 Report 3: Promising new tests, but hydroxychloroquine disappoints
And how Tygerberg Hospital ICU doctors are managing patients
GroundUp and Spotlight staff
Covid-19 Report | 12 May 2020
Covid-19 Report 2: Questions that don’t yet have answers
Modest benefit for new drug and useful data from the NICD
GroundUp and Spotlight staff
Covid-19 Report | 4 May 2020
Covid-19 Report 1: Understanding the most important science of the past week
We introduce a new occasional column to help make sense of the science
GroundUp and Spotlight staff
Covid-19 Report | 28 April 2020