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New HHS survey reveals the COVID-19 challenges USA hospitals face
President Donald Trump lashed out Monday at Jonathan Karl, ABC News chief Washington correspondent and co-anchor of "This Week With George Stephanopoulos", calling the newsman a "third-rate reporter" who "will never make it". "But that's a discussion for the future", he added. When ABC's Jonathan Karl pointed out that the office is now led by Christi Grimm, who was appointed to the position in 2... [Full Article...]
Trump Says He Would 'Absolutely' Take Biden's Call to Discuss Coronavirus Response
Trump had this to say: "Oh, absolutely". "Well, I'm happy to hear he'll take my call; my team's working with him to set it up". President Trump's reelection campaign is drawing attention to the political bias and double standards on Twitter. [Full Article...]
UAE banks reveal exposure of Dh8bn to NMC Health
ADCB declared that it has exposure to NMC Health worth $981 million (Dh3.6 billion), as well as $182m to Finablr and its subsidiaries. Shares in the Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC ended limit down after it revealed that it has Dollars 541 million of exposure to NMC, which put the lender at risk of losing half of its annual profit. [Full Article...]
727 deaths, 17,221 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in MI
The president has touted the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine in conjunction with antibiotic azithromycin, although some health care professionals have said it could be a potentially unsafe combination. "For the last number of weeks they've been very focused on doing on-site visits, particularly looking at infection control and making sure that these facilities are learning and where they sho... [Full Article...]
US CDC reports 304826 coronavirus cases, 7616 deaths
Of those, 2,752, or 1.7 percent, involved children younger than 18, while 113,985 involved adults ages 18 to 64. Though most kids didn't become severely ill, three have died. The first pediatric case in the USA was reported to the CDC on March 2. Almost one-third of reported pediatric cases (813; 32%) occurred in children aged 15-17 years, followed by those in children aged 10-14 years (682; 27%). [Full Article...]
Boris Johnson Moved to ICU as He Battles Coronavirus
In a follow-up post, the Conservative party leader - who revealed his positive test for COVID-19 on March 27 - heaped praise on the small army of United Kingdom medics fighting the virus within the country's National Health System. The number of confirmed cases is widely considered to be lower than reality, as a shortage of test kits means only people with the most severe symptoms-those who ar... [Full Article...]
Nurse demonstrates how fast germs can spread even if you're wearing gloves
Even though she commended those for wearing gloves, she was shocked by the cross-contamination she witnessed. As she grabs each item like the toilet paper, the number of germs on her gloves increases. But then the phone rings, and she picks up her germ-infested device that was contaminated with bacteria from the items in the grocery store. "There's no point in wearing gloves if you're not going to... [Full Article...]
Surgeon General Has the Best Hack for Making No-Sew Masks
Flyer sent out by public health authorities during the "Spanish Influenza" pandemic of 1918 included a pattern for face masks . "It's not a decision to try to protect me from getting coronavirus ", says Redfield . Q. Who shouldn't wear face masks? "Various cloth items worn as face coverings - scarves, T-shirts, neck gaiters, neck warmers, balaclavas, etc. - may be acceptable as long as th... [Full Article...]