{"id":157080,"date":"2020-02-19T18:47:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T16:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/pasha-54-an-african-perspective-on-the-coronavirus-the-conversation\/"},"modified":"2020-02-19T18:47:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T16:47:44","slug":"pasha-54-an-african-perspective-on-the-coronavirus-the-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pasha-54-an-african-perspective-on-the-coronavirus-the-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasha 54: An African perspective on the coronavirus | The Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/pasha-54-an-african-perspective-on-the-coronavirus-132111\">Pasha 54: An African perspective on the coronavirus<\/a>: <\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/316136\/original\/file-20200219-11023-131gy56.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=496&amp;fit=clip\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">shutterstock<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By the middle of February more than 2000 people had died from the coronavirus COVID-19, which was first identified in Wuhan, China at the end of last year. The virus has spread to a number of countries around the world \u2013 and of course, African countries are at risk, too. Screening and identifying patients is hugely important.<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s episode Professor Burtram Fielding of the department of medical biosciences at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa takes us through the history of the virus and explains what steps can be taken to ensure that the risks remain minimal for African countries.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>   <em>     <strong>       Read more:       What the latest coronavirus tells us about emerging new infections     <\/strong>   <\/em> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Photo:<\/strong>  By Axel Bueckert \u2013 Corona virus hand-drawn text with chalk on blackboard. Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music<\/strong> \u201cHappy African Village\u201d by John Bartmann, found on FreeMusicArchive.org licensed under CC0 1.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/counter.theconversation.com\/content\/132111\/count.gif\" alt=\"The Conversation\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/pasha-54-an-african-perspective-on-the-coronavirus-132111\">The Conversation \u2013 Articles (AFRICA)<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Conversation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join the fun:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/add-your-event\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Add Your event<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mypr.co.za\/submit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submit a Press Release<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/directory\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Add your listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pasha 54: An African perspective on the coronavirus: shutterstock By the middle of February more than 2000 people had died from the coronavirus COVID-19, which was first identified in Wuhan, China at the end of last year. 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