Medical
Alberta Ramps Up Aggressive COVID-19 Efforts
Three of the new cases are in the Edmonton zone and 14 are in the Calgary zone. These decisions are not made lightly, and I know they will have a tremendous impact on Albertans' day-to-day lives, particularly parents, children, and seniors. [Full Article...]
Virus ravages NY nursing homes: Many report multiple deaths
NY released the information three days after Syracuse.com reported the state was refusing to identify nursing homes with coronavirus cases and deaths at a time when the virus is rapidly spreading through nursing homes. The state today began identifying some NY nursing homes where residents have died of coronavirus. Over the course of the next seven to 10 days, testing of staff and residents ... [Full Article...]
Coronavirus outbreak: United Kingdom was too slow, 40,000 may die, says top epidemiologist
Parliament's Health and Social Care Committee was told by leading physician Professor Anthony Costello that the country must face up to the "harsh reality" that it did not react quickly enough to warnings about COVID-19. "So the idea of herd immunity would mean another five, six waves maybe in order to get to 60%". Asked by Yvette Cooper why there was no guidance asking people travelling into th... [Full Article...]
Ontario Ramping Up Protection for Long-Term Care Residents
Aggressive Testing, Screening, and Surveillance: enhancing testing for symptomatic residents and staff and those who have been in contact with persons confirmed to have COVID-19; expanding screening to include more asymptomatic contacts of confirmed cases; and leveraging surveillance tools to enable care providers to move proactively against the disease. [Full Article...]
Dr. Oz says he ‘misspoke’ when calling for schools to reopen
It probably didn't help that Oz went on Fox & Friends Thursday morning and said he was "really bothered" after he "learned that Boston University canceled its fall semester". "How can kids learn in school when they're dead or on a ventilator?" Those engaged with school-facilitated health care, such as vaccinations and mental health services, may miss out on vital health provisions, ' the authors w... [Full Article...]
Uganda: COVID-19 Recoveries Rise to 20 as 8 Patients are Discharged
Ikechukwu Obi, released on Thursday night announced that the state has no coronavirus index case after the second index cases tested negative for COVID-19 for the second time. The authors note that the limitations of the study include the reliance of the research on patients remembering the onset of symptoms, which may have introduced bias. [Full Article...]
Princess Sofia joins frontline health workers to fight COVID-19
Swedish princess Sofia Kristina Hellqvist has begun working alongside healthcare assistants in hospital to help the country's fight against the coronavirus pandemic . "In other words, anyone who attends this training will not have any patient-close care", Hultkrantz added, according to Royal Central . "In the crisis we find ourselves in, the Princess wants to get involved and make a contr... [Full Article...]
Australia company to begin 1st human trial of COVID-19 vaccine
The disease almost caused daily life to stop all around the world, for that reason finding a vaccine to the novel coronavirus is critical. Phase 4: This trial takes place after the use of the vaccine is approved (by a regulatory body such as the FDA, for example). [Full Article...]