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So @redwingstarling puts together this really awesome coronavirus digest for all of us at work and every week I read it and I think what a shame it is that more people don't get to see the fantastic round-up of articles she shares. So today I am doing a thread! Keep reading 
There is growing evidence that dirty air makes the impact of Covid-19 worse. But the study of the outbreak in the Netherlands is unique because the worst air pollution there is not in cities but in some rural areas, due to intensive livestock farming https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/13/compelling-evidence-air-pollution-worsens-coronavirus-study?utm_term=LTIwMDcxNQ%3D%3D&utm_campaign=GreenLight&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=greenlight_email
Governments are spending vastly more in support of fossil fuels than on low-carbon energy in rescue packages triggered by the coronavirus crisis, new data has shown, despite rhetoric from many countries in support of a âgreen recoveryâ. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/15/governments-put-green-recovery-on-the-backburner
Children may be the greatest victims of this pandemic due to a hunger epidemic, according to a new national survey. The study includes data from roughly 7 000 respondents across SA. https://www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2020/07/15/covid-19-solutions-proposed-as-shocking-new-child-hunger-numbers-revealed/
Heartbreaking photos reveal the jobs massacre at SA's top restaurants. South Africaâs restaurant sector is on its knees as the coronavirus crisis and stringent lockdown measures threaten the livelihoods of the 800,000 people employed in the industry. https://www.businessinsider.co.za/restaurant-photos-of-jobs-saves-lives-campaign-2020-7
South Africa, like many other countries, is once more convulsed in a debate about whether schools should be open during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, there are no simple answers to the governance questions this throws up. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-07-16-schools-the-hardest-governance-decision-of-them-all/#gsc.tab=0
An exclusive, weeks-long BBC investigation inside hospitals in SA has exposed an extraordinary array of systemic failures showing how exhausted doctors and nurses are overwhelmed with Covid-19 patients and a health service near collapse. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53396057
Six months after the virus began to scorch its way across the planet, it is becoming clear that COVID-19 causes far more symptoms than first suspected.
Thousands of people of all ages are staying sick for weeks or even months. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-07-tail-coronavirus-prolong-months.html
Thousands of people of all ages are staying sick for weeks or even months. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-07-tail-coronavirus-prolong-months.html
Cape Town photographer Jeffrey Abrahams has been recording life in Cape Town under Covid-19 lockdown since 1 April. His pictures tell a vivid story of how the cityâs people adapted â or didnât â to the new rules of living. https://www.groundup.org.za/topic/lockdown-diary/
