Covid-19: Critical care beds shortage prompts calls for review
The UK has 7.3 critical care beds per 100,000 people, compared to Germany’s 33.8 and the US’s 34.3. Source link
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Pakistan: Covid patients die due to oxygen shortage in Peshawar
The Pakistan hospital runs out of oxygen for hours, with patients’ relatives ‘begging’ staff to help. Source link
Covid-19: Union fears nursing shortage as winter looms
The boss of NHS England, Sir Simon Stevens, told a Downing Street press conference on Thursday that flu and other winter conditions usually brought in 3,000 additional patients to hospitals, but there were already more than 10,000 coronavirus patients in England before winter pressures have even arrived. Source link
Government apologises over Covid tests shortage
Image copyright Getty Images A director of the government’s test and trace programme in England has issued a “heartfelt” apology for problems with the coronavirus testing system. In a tweet, Sarah-Jane Marsh explained it was the laboratories, not the testing sites themselves, that were the “critical pinch-point”. This comes as scientists have sounded the alarm … Read more
Georgia Officials Knew of Severe PPE Shortage
However, multiple experts disputed the idea that knowing the number of asymptomatic patients would be relevant for PPE projections. In facilities like nursing homes and jails — both of which were accounted for in the Georgia estimates — asymptomatic individuals could spread the virus if not quarantined immediately. “Because there’s not on-the-spot, point-of-care testing available … Read more