UK confirms 1,940 new cases of coronavirus in biggest surge since MAY as 10 more deaths are announced and outbreak could now be growing by up to 2% per day but R rate remains unchanged between 0.9 and 1.1 Health Secretary Matt Hancock today offered reassurance saying Test & Trace and lockdowns ‘are working’ Government… 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 »
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy speaks after taking the oath of office in Trenton, New Jersey, January 16, 2018. Lucas Jackson | Reuters New Jersey is extending its public health emergency order and closing all state and county parks as coronavirus deaths hit the highest single-day increase in COVID-19 deaths yet, Gov. Phil Murphy announced… Read More »
Hospitals can prepare for a surge of patients critically ill with COVID-19, but it will require hospital leaders, practitioners and regional officials to adopt drastic measures that challenge the standard way of providing care, according to a new RAND Corporation report. The analysis summarizes a range of evidence-based and promising strategies for creating critical care… Read More »