SOUTH AFRICA (Western Cape) - New VoiceMap tour allows you to explore Paarl safely and easily [Tour is available in English, Afrikaans & German]

Title:

New VoiceMap tour allows you to explore Paarl safely and easily 

 

By:

Yehbaby Digital

Published:

BizCommunity, 17 December 2020

https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/444/211591.html

From the article:

VisitPaarl has launched free downloadable audio tours that allow users to explore Paarl at their own pace.

South Africa - Why is the Covid-19 mortality rate so high in the Western Cape? Altitude plays a role, as do UV radiation levels and the weather

Title:
Why is the Covid-19 mortality rate so high in the Western Cape?

Author:
Daniel Uys & Schalk van der Merwe

Published:
BusinessDay, 2 July 2020
https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2020-07-02-why-is-the-covid-19-mortality-rate-so-high-in-the-western-cape/

Two quotes from the article:

* Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic at the end of 2019 there has been much speculation about whether the impact of the coronavirus varies at different altitudes. Currently, the mortality per million people in the Western Cape is 279.5. This is 19 times higher than the mortality per million people in Gauteng.

* However, more than 60% of the population in the Western Cape live in the City of Cape Town, meaning a large number of people in this province live at sea level. Does this low altitude contribute to the high mortality rate in the province?

An epidemiological analysis of the Covid-19 pandemic by Arias-Reyes et al (2020) showed a decrease of prevalence and impact of the virus in populations living at altitudes higher than 2,500m. Their study analysed the occurrence of Covid-19 in China, Bolivia and Ecuador, and concluded that the Covid-19 mortality rate per capita decreases as altitude increases.