Victoria has had 13 more coronavirus fatalities, taking the state’s death toll to 376 and the national figure to 463. It also reported 240 new cases and while this was an increase on the previous day the state’s five-day run of numbers under 300 continues. But a cluster at Frankston Hospital in Melbourne southeast is… Read More »
As coronavirus cases surge across the country, hospitals, nursing homes and private medical practices are facing a problem many had hoped would be resolved by now: a dire shortage of respirator masks, isolation gowns and disposable gloves that protect front-line medical workers from infection. Unlike the crisis that caught a handful of big city hospitals… Read More »
US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the BOK Center on June 20, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images With coronavirus cases on the rise, the Trump campaign is backing off its plans to resume an aggressive schedule of in-person rallies and meetups. The next planned event… Read More »
The number of coronavirus cases in the community is remaining relatively stable with one in 400 people in England infected, the government’s surveillance programme shows. The Office for National Statistics survey estimates there are around 8,700 new infections a day on average. Figures for people testing positive in labs, however, is roughly 1,200, suggesting thousands… Read More »