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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 15, 2020
COVID-19: All foreign worker dormitories to have medical teams of doctors and nurses from hospitals, polyclinics
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SINGAPORE: Medical teams comprising doctors and nurses from hospitals and polyclinics will be deployed to all foreign worker dormitories by the middle of this week, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Tuesday (Apr 14). MOH director of medical services Kenneth Mak said seven to eight such teams are already on the ground, with another 15
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Trainee doctors in Tokyo test positive for COVID-19 after party
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TOKYO: One of Japan’s most prestigious hospitals apologised for an “unforgivable blunder” after 40 trainee doctors attended a drinking party and 18 subsequently tested positive for the coronavirus. Keio University Hospital said on Monday (Apr 6) that one trainee doctor tested positive for the virus last week, and that tests on another 98 found 17
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 3, 2020
US doctors on coronavirus frontline seek protection from lawsuits
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REUTERS: US medical professionals on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic are lobbying policymakers for protection from potential malpractice lawsuits as hospitals triage care and physicians take on roles outside their specialties. State chapters of the powerful American Medical Association and other groups representing healthcare providers have been pressing governors for legal cover for decisions
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Philippine student hopes 3D printer can be lifesaver for doctors
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MANILA: A schoolboy in the Philippines has been putting his free time to good use by making dozens of plastic face shields with his home 3D printer, in an effort to protect medical workers fighting a surge in coronavirus cases. Marcus Chu, 16, has made more than 80 of the protective screens and has photographs
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Tommy the robot nurse helps keep Italian doctors safe from coronavirus
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VARESE, Italy: He doesn’t wear a mask but he is helping save lives from coronavirus just the same. Meet Tommy, the robot nurse. Tommy is one of six new robots helping flesh-and-blood doctors and nurses care for coronavirus patients at the Circolo Hospital in Varese, a city in the northern Lombardy region that is the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 28, 2020
‘If not us, then who?’: Malaysian doctors overcome fear of infection in country’s battle against COVID-19
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JOHOR BAHRU: Since Dr Sean Thum was deployed to the frontline of Malaysia’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, his family members have been keeping a safe distance from him. Before he was transferred to Permai Hospital on Mar 13, one of Johor’s admission hospitals for suspected COVID-19 patients, the 28-year-old shared a room with his brother and
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 28, 2020
As US COVID-19 cases exceed 100,000, doctors decry scarcity of drugs and equipment
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NEW YORK: Doctors and nurses on the front lines of the U.S. coronavirus crisis pleaded on Friday (Mar 27) for more protective gear and equipment to treat waves of patients expected to overwhelm hospitals as the number of known U.S. infections surpassed 100,000, with more than 1,600 dead. Physicians have called particular attention to a
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 26, 2020
Nine doctors die from coronavirus in Philippines
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MANILA: Nine doctors have died in the Philippines from the coronavirus, the country’s top medical association said Thursday (Mar 26), as hospitals were overwhelmed and medics complained about a lack of protection on the front lines. The announcement of the doctors’ deaths heightened fears that the scale of the health crisis in the Philippines is
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
Indonesia invokes emergency measures in Jakarta, bonuses for doctors
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JAKARTA: Indonesia’s capital Jakarta shut cinemas and other public entertainment on Monday (Mar 23) at the start of a two-week emergency period to try to slow the accelerating spread of the coronavirus in Southeast Asia’s biggest city. The new measures, which include urging people to work from home, still fall short of the tougher lockdowns
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
Watching patients die alone breaks doctors’ hearts in Italy hospital
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CREMONA, Italy: Doctor Romano Paolucci, who came out of retirement to help at a hospital in Italy’s coronavirus epicentre, says one of the hardest things for him is not so much seeing people die: he is used to that. It is seeing them die alone, without a loved one by their side, often having to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 17, 2020
Italy rushes to promote new doctors to relieve COVID-19 crisis
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ROME: Italy will rush 10,000 student doctors into service, scrapping their final exams, in an effort to help the struggling health service cope with the coronavirus onslaught. Around 2,158 people have died of the disease in Italy since the outbreak came to light on Feb 21, while the total number of confirmed cases has surged to 27,980,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
Italy calls in retired doctors to help fight virus
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ROME: Italy on Saturday (Mar 7) began recruiting retired doctors as part of urgent efforts to bolster the healthcare system with 20,000 additional staff and fight the escalating viral epidemic. The measure was one of several adopted by the government during an all-night cabinet meeting that came after the Mediterranean country reported 49 more deaths.
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