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The first “Long Covid” study done in SA, found that 82% of patients still had persistent or new symptoms a month after their discharge from hospital. ....
Family mourn hospitalâs longest Covid ICU patient, Winston Cogill Share Cape Town - Family of the late Winston Cogill, who was recently hailed for being the longest Covid-19 patient at Groote Schuur Hospitalâs intensive care unit (ICU), said they are still trying to cope with his death. The 54-year-old from Diep River spent 122 days in ICU. His widow, Claire, told the Cape Times they were hopeful of his recovery after he was discharged from the hospital in March. âHe had made so much progress, we were so hopeful,â she said. âThen he was diagnosed with shingles and things took a turn. He passed away on Saturday evening,â she said. ....
LAST AUGUST a judge sentenced Brenton Tarrant, who murdered 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch, to life in prison with no possibility of parole. It was the first time a court in New Zealand had meted out such a sentence. Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister and a liberal icon, took grim satisfaction in the punishment. “Today I hope is the last where we have any cause to hear or utter the name of the terrorist,” she said. Lifelong imprisonment seems to be spreading as a punishment for the worst crimes. In 2019 Serbia passed “Tijana’s law” in response to the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl. It allows judges to sentence some murderers and rapists of children to life in prison without parole. In June last year, after the gang rape of a 13-year-old girl by soldiers, Colombia overturned its constitutional ban on life sentences. Britain’s government recently proposed legislation to reduce the age at which judges can impose “whole-life” sentences from 21 to 1 ....
Reviewing realities of life imprisonment around the globe The Economist has this effective lengthy article about life imprisonment around the world under the headline As the death penalty becomes less common, life imprisonment becomes more so. I recommend the full piece, and here are excerpts: Lifelong imprisonment seems to be spreading as a punishment for the worst crimes. In 2019 Serbia passed “Tijana’s law” in response to the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl. It allows judges to sentence some murderers and rapists of children to life in prison without parole. In June last year, after the gang rape of a 13-year-old girl by soldiers, Colombia overturned its constitutional ban on life sentences. Britain’s government recently proposed legislation to reduce the age at which judges can impose “whole-life” sentences from 21 to 18. ....