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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 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
Plans in place to increase Singapore’s capacity for COVID-19 patients if needed: Gan Kim Yong
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SINGAPORE: Contingency plans have been put in place to boost the Singapore healthcare system’s capacity to care for COVID-19 patients if the need arises, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Friday (Mar 20) as the country recorded 40 new coronavirus cases. Singapore has in recent days seen a surge in the number of new cases,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
COVID-19: Malaysia cases cross 1,000 mark, 130 new patients reported
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 130 new COVID-19 cases on Friday (Mar 30), bringing the total tally to 1,030. Health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement that 48 of the new cases were related to the mass religious gathering which took place in a Sri Petaling mosque from Feb 27 to Mar 1. Advertisement Advertisement “At the
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 19, 2020
Patients with breathing, lung problems at highest risk with COVID-19
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LONDON: Patients with existing illnesses that cause breathlessness, wheezing or lung problems run a higher risk of developing severe cases of COVID-19 infection due to the new coronavirus, according to a pooled analysis study published on Wednesday (Mar 18). It also found that shortness of breath – also known as dyspnoea – is the only
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 18, 2020
‘Sufficient flexibility and buffer’ in Singapore’s capacity to care for COVID-19 patients: Gan Kim Yong
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SINGAPORE: Singapore’s healthcare system has “sufficient flexibility and buffer” to manage the expected increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Wednesday (Mar 18), who also said that the outbreak could last beyond the year. “I would say there is sufficient flexibility and buffer to allow us
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
MUIS details mosque visits by COVID-19 patients, urges other visitors to go to doctor if unwell
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SINGAPORE: The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) on Sunday (Mar 15) released a list of 10 mosques visited by five Singaporeans who had tested positive for COVID-19, after they attended a mass religious gathering in Malaysia. “Thus far (the Ministry of Health)’s contact tracing efforts have revealed that the individuals who tested positive visited a
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
South Korea sees more COVID-19 patients released than new infections
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SEOUL: South Korea – once the largest COVID-19 outbreak outside China – saw its newly recovered patients exceed fresh infections for the first time on Friday (Mar 13), as it reported its lowest number of new cases for three weeks. The South confirmed 110 new cases on Thursday, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said,
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
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Nurse with COVID-19 did not attend to coronavirus patients in last 14 days: Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
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SINGAPORE: A nurse infected with COVID-19 had complied with infection control measures while she was at work, said Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH) on Wednesday (Mar 11). She also did not attend to any confirmed COVID-19 patients in the last 14 days in the course of her clinical duties, said NTFGH’s CEO Foo Hee Jug in
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
8 new COVID-19 cases confirmed, 8 more patients discharged from hospital: MOH
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SINGAPORE: Eight new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Singapore on Saturday (Mar 7), including four linked to the cluster involving a private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong, said the Ministry of Health in a daily update. Another case is linked to The Life Church and Missions Singapore cluster, while two are likely to be
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