Coronavirus: Thousands still missing out on vital NHS care
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Missing test results ‘should never have happened’
Health teams have “acted swiftly to minimise (the) impact” of nearly 16,000 coronavirus test results being left out of the daily reports, the health secretary has said. Matt Hancock told MPs it was a “serious issue that is being investigated fully”. And he said it was “critical” for teams to work together “to put this … Read more
What’s the danger of the missing 16,000 Covid cases?
Image copyright Getty Images An IT failure has caused almost 16,000 coronavirus cases to go missing from official data in England. The infected individuals themselves were notified, and would hopefully have isolated to prevent spreading the infection, but the glitch meant none of their contacts were notified at the time. A BBC analysis suggests this … Read more
‘Working through’ contacts over missing test results
Boris Johnson cannot give a figure for those who should have been traced after an IT error saw the coronavirus test figures for last week being under reported. The prime minister was asked about the 16,000 virus tests that were missing from official figures. He said “all the people” with a positive test result have … Read more
Campus Life in the COVID Era: ‘We’re Missing Out’
Jessica Martin, senior, University of Georgia. Gary Sachs, MD, psychiatrist, Harvard University. George Diebel, sophomore, Hamilton College. Charlie Hunter, sophomore, University of Kentucky. UGA.edu: “UGA reports COVID-19 cases for first full week of class.” Twitter: @universityofga, Sept. 2, 2020. LoHud.com: “Syracuse University suspends 23 students, warns of COVID shut down after large gathering.” SC.edu: “COVID-19 … Read more
Missing school is ‘worse than virus for children’
Image copyright Getty Images Children are more likely to be harmed by not returning to school next month than if they catch coronavirus, the UK’s chief medical adviser says. Prof Chris Whitty said “the chances of children dying from Covid-19 are incredibly small” – but missing lessons “damages children in the long run”. Millions of … Read more