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Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmes`s health worsens due to COVID-19
Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmes , who was Prime Minister during the first wave of the coronavirus, has been admitted to the intensive care unit. First appointed as a caretaker, she then led a government with special powers to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Health minister Frank Vandenbroucke warned on Sunday of a possible "tsunami" ahead, with the country second only to the Czech Repub... [Full Article...]
COVID causing significant wait times for hospital patients seeking long-term care
The commission is investigating how the novel coronavirus spread in the long-term care system and will submit its final report on April 30, 2021. The number of long-term care homes with outbreaks in Ontario has quadrupled over the past month. [Full Article...]
CDC: Nearly 300,000 excess deaths in U.S. since January
The true death toll from COVID-19 in USA likely exceeds 400,000, almost twice the official tally, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) based on an analysis of "excess deaths" in the first eight months of the novel coronavirus pandemic. [Full Article...]
CBS Fires Back At Trump After He Whines About '60 Minutes' Interview
Trump replies, " Just be fair ". The pair proceeded to spar over a myriad of topics: whether Trump has been joking when begging suburban women to like him on the campaign trail; whether Trump does enough to encourage his supporters to wear masks; whether scatter-shot executive actions on health-care policy amount to a replacement for Obamacare; and whether the president's propensity for name-c... [Full Article...]
COVID-19 spike drives concerns about isolation in long-term care
Seventeen people are in hospital, 15 of whom are receiving inpatient care. The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority, a partnership between the Prince Albert Grand Council, the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and the Meadow Lake Tribal Council, says there are now 91 active COVID-19 cases in their member communities. [Full Article...]
Poor US COVID-19 response causes 130,000 to 210,000 'avoidable' deaths: Report_china
Eight states set new records for single-day increases in cases, an ominous trend that is prompting some governors to issue new restrictions , including on bars and restaurants in some parts of IL. They found that the Trump administration's response to the Coronavirus pandemic rated unfavorably against them all. KFF noted that Belgium is the only other country within the Organization for Economi... [Full Article...]
CORONAVIRUS: Pennsylvania Posts Highest One-Day Total of New Positive Cases
The DOH reported that the increases are comparable to April 2020 statistics. It also gives the county 69 new cases for the week and 1,662 since the county began tracking the virus in early March. An alert was sent to healthcare providers about the changing COVID-19 case demographics, as there are more cases in younger age groups than in those 50-64 and 65-plus. [Full Article...]
COVID-19: 7 additional deaths and 777 cases
Meanwhile, the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, which reports with a week lag, put the death toll at the end of last week at 942. There is now a total of 54,476 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland . "We all need to stay at home, except for essential work and exceptional circumstances". "Now is the time to use our reserves of energy and dig deep in our efforts to follow th... [Full Article...]