U.S. hospitals may not have the capacity to deal with the spread of the novel coronavirus if big changes are not implemented immediately, some of the nation’s leading scientists and policy experts are warning. Plans are needed urgently across the nation to mitigate the effect the pathogen will have on local health systems. Early research on… Read More »
“It’s a mixture of boredom and anxiety,” said Eli Epstein, 66. “We’re cut off from our lives, our friends, our extended families. We’re stuck at home.” Like his neighbors, Epstein was bracing for the next two weeks, when officials will implement a 1-mile containment zone in this suburb outside New York City in an effort… Read More »
Coronavirus has been branded the “worst public health crisis for a generation” by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson today. Speaking at a press conference, the PM went on to say that “many more families are going to lose loved ones before their time”. His chilling words mark the beginning of the government’s move from “contain”… Read More »
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen above 40,000 with the number of deaths rising above 900 as of Monday morning. A staff member measures temperature of people entering Ping’an International Financial Center in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. It has been reported by Chinese Authorities that on Sunday, 3,281 patients who were infected… Read More »
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK has now reached 460, after the biggest rise in a single day. Six patients with coronavirus have died in hospitals in the UK – the latest was a man in his early 80s in Watford who had underlying health conditions. It comes as NHS England plans… Read More »