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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 13, 2020
COVID-19: Malaysia left with 2 weeks worth of personal protective equipment for hospitals
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KUALA LUMPUR: There are only two weeks worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) supply left to be distributed to all hospitals in Malaysia, the country’s Ministry of Health said on Monday (Apr 13). In a press conference, the ministry’s director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah urged those who have been donating PPE to continue doing so. Advertisement Advertisement “The
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
No visitors for patients in hospitals except in certain cases, MOH says
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SINGAPORE: Most patients warded in hospitals are not allowed to have visitors in line with stricter safe distancing measures, the Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed on Thursday (Apr 9). “All public hospitals, private hospitals and community hospitals will minimise visitation for inpatients with the intent to reduce non-essential movements and contact time,” MOH said. Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
France started including data from nursing homes last Thursday, which partially explains why the official number of deaths has more than doubled since Wednesday. The health ministry data showed that 605 people died from COVID-19 in hospitals in the last 24 hours – a new daily record – taking hospital fatalities to 6,494. The figure represented a 10% increase, up from 6% on Sunday and 9% on Saturday. Nursing homes deaths also rose 10% to 2,417, bringing the total to 8,911, an increase of 10% on Sunday’s tally. A total of 7,072 serious coronavirus cases were being treated in intensive care units, Veran added, a rise of just 1.3% from Sunday, giving the French health system small but much-needed relief.
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PARIS: France’s coronavirus figures on Monday (Apr 6) showed that the rate of increase in fatalities – now at almost 9,000 – sped up again after several days of slowing, while the increase in people needing intensive care continued to decelerate. The total number of cases, combining hospital and nursing home statistics, increased by 5,171
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 3, 2020
COVID-19: Singapore Airlines to provide 300 ‘care ambassadors’ to fill manpower gap at hospitals
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SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) will provide at least 300 “care ambassadors” to help fill a manpower gap at hospitals, in light of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country. Responding to CNA’s queries on Friday (Apr 3), the national carrier said there is an “urgent and growing need to fill the manpower gap
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 31, 2020
US Army Corps to build hundreds of temporary hospitals for COVID-19 crisis
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WASHINGTON: US officials want to build hundreds of temporary hospitals across the country to cope with the thousands of new coronavirus cases being diagnosed daily after the United States endured its deadliest day yet on Monday (Mar 30) with 575 fatalities. The US Army Corps of Engineers, which converted a New York convention center into a 1,000-bed
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
Trump accuses hospitals of hoarding ventilators
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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump accused hospitals on Sunday (Mar 29) of hoarding ventilators that are in scarce supply across the United States as the coronavirus spreads, adding any hospitals not using the devices must release them. Trump, whose critics have accused him of trying to deflect blame over his handling of the crisis, did
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
France relocates patients from swamped hospitals
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PARIS: France used two high-speed TGV trains and a German military plane to move more than three dozen critically ill coronavirus patients on Sunday (Mar 29) to ease the pressure on overwhelmed hospitals in eastern France. The Grand Est region was the first in France to be hit by a wave of coronavirus infections that
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
Hospitals turn to snorkel masks to ease respirator overload
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BRUSSELS: As hospitals face an overload of COVID-19 patients struggling to breathe, innovative medical staff are turning to snorkelling masks from sports stores to stop their lungs collapsing. The idea started in Italy, the European country worst-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, with hospitals in other nations taking note and adding their own specific medical parts to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
London hospitals facing ‘tsunami’ of COVID-19 patients: Health official
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LONDON: Hospital bosses and doctors on Thursday (Mar 26) warned of being swamped by a “tsunami” of COVID-19 patients in London, as Britain braced for a peak in cases and the government faced calls to urgently provide specialist kit and tests for frontline health workers. Scientists, though, warned that thousands of new ventilators may come
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
COVID-19 patients who are ‘well and stable’ to be transferred to selected private hospitals: MOH
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SINGAPORE: Patients with COVID-19 who are “well and stable” will be transferred to selected private hospitals so that the public sector can have the capacity to manage more severe cases, said the Ministry of Health on Monday (Mar 23). “As the number of COVID-19 cases rise globally and the virus spreads across the world, we expect the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
Cruise ships could become floating hospitals, Trump says
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WASHINGTON: Cruise ships could be converted into floating hospitals to treat cases of the novel coronavirus, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (Mar 19). Micky Arison, the chairman of Carnival Corp, which operates Carnival Cruise Line, “made the offer, it was a generous offer”, Trump said during a press conference. Advertisement Advertisement “He said
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
Italy hit by 368 new coronavirus deaths, hospitals in crisis
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ROME: Italy on Sunday (Mar 15) reported a one-day record death toll and leaders warned of a bed and artificial respirator shortage in the European epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. Official data showed the number of fatalities shooting up by 368 to 1,809 – more than half of all the cases recorded outside China. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
US hospitals plan for ‘COVID-19 cabanas’, conference rooms to house patients
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NEW YORK: U.S. hospitals, bracing for a surge in demand as more Americans are infected with the novel coronavirus, plan to use tents, conference rooms and cafeterias to house overflow patients. Members of the American Hospital Association have been advised to prepare for 96 million cases in the next few months, with 4.8 million additional
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