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INTERVIEW: A top SA medical team is in the race to find effective treatment for Covid 19. Dr Jeremy Nel is part the team participating in the World Healt Organisation's solidarity trial. SA is one of the ten countries participating.

Researchers from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and the University of the Western Cape's (UWC) South African National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI) have sequenced the first SARS-COV-2 genome, which could help contain the spread of corona virus. SANBI researcher and co-author of the new report presenting the sequence Peter van Heusden says finding the "fingerprint" of a virus could allow one to understand how it spreads.

Some members of the public are unwilling or refusing to be tested for the corona virus because of fake news reports that the swabs are contaminated. According to the Gauteng Health Department, this has hampered the country's efforts to curb the spread of the fatal respiratory illness. We spoke to Gauteng Health MEC Dr Bandile Masuku...

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INTERVIEW: Today's the final day open for artists and athletes to apply for funding made available by the sports arts and culture department. The initiative is part of the COVID-19 relief fund.

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Police Minister Bheki Cele says there's been a decrease in serious crimes. He says incidents of murder, rape, assault, hijackings, business and house robberies have gone down compared to the same time last year. Murder cases have dropped from 326 to 94; rape cases from 699 to 101; cases of assault with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm dropped from 2 673 to 456; and business and house robberies dropped from 8 853 to 2 098.

Some refugees who are still living on the streets around the Central Police Station and the District Six Museum say they are pleading with the authorities to take them to a safe and humane space during the lock-down. They are currently sheltering in makeshift plastic tents, as Cape Town experiences rain. Mercedes Besent has more...