US nursing homes warn of looming shortage of masks and gowns
4 years, 9 months ago

US nursing homes warn of looming shortage of masks and gowns

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Many nursing homes risk running out of protective masks and gowns by next week because of the coronavirus, and at least one facility already had to resort to using plastic garbage bags to make gowns, an industry group warned Wednesday. “We really need to take drastic action to conserve masks and gowns going forward,” said Dr. David Gifford, chief medical officer at the American Health Care Association, one of the main trade groups representing the nation’s 15,600 nursing homes. The industry group is calling on its members to stretch the use of personal protective equipment and asking other health care facilities such as dental offices to consider providing any unneeded supplies to nursing homes. Gifford said based on a survey his group estimates that 1 in 5 nursing homes could run out of protective equipment next week, and a similar number the week following.

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US will regulate nursing home staffing for first time, but proposal lower than many advocates hoped
1 year, 4 months ago

US will regulate nursing home staffing for first time, but proposal lower than many advocates hoped

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The federal government will, for the first time, dictate staffing levels at nursing homes, the Biden administration said Friday, responding to systemic problems bared by mass COVID-19 deaths. “I would caution anyone who thinks that the status quo — in which there is no federal floor for nursing home staffing — is preferable to the standards we’re …

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%
2 years, 2 months ago

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%

Dutch News  

The number of nursing home residents testing positive for coronavirus rose by 23% over the past week and hospital admissions are also rising, public health institute RIVM said in its Tuesday update. ‘Coronavirus can spread quickly in an open society without far reaching measures,’ the RIVM said. The number of coronavirus particles in waste water shot up 75% over the …

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%
2 years, 2 months ago

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%

Dutch News  

The number of nursing home residents testing positive for coronavirus rose by 23% over the past week and hospital admissions are also rising, public health institute RIVM said in its Tuesday update. ‘Coronavirus can spread quickly in an open society without far reaching measures,’ the RIVM said. The number of coronavirus particles in waste water shot up 75% over the …

Rising Covid infections prompt nursing homes to ask visitors to use face masks
2 years, 6 months ago

Rising Covid infections prompt nursing homes to ask visitors to use face masks

NL Times  

As the number of coronavirus infections rises again, more and more nursing homes are asking their healthcare workers to wear face masks. Staff shortages are already prompting some nursing homes to let employees work with a coronavirus infection if they are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, Actiz said to the Volkskrant. Almost 400 nursing homes across the Netherlands reported coronavirus …

Biden to launch ambitious overhaul of nursing home quality
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden to launch ambitious overhaul of nursing home quality

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will use his State of the Union speech to launch a major overhaul of nursing home quality, including minimum staffing levels and steps to beef up inspections while continuing to keep COVID-19 at bay. “Despite the tens of billions of federal taxpayer dollars flowing to nursing homes each year, too many continue to provide poor, …

A 'silent disaster' took place in nursing homes when Covid-19 hit: OVV
2 years, 10 months ago

A 'silent disaster' took place in nursing homes when Covid-19 hit: OVV

Dutch News  

The Netherlands was not sufficiently prepared for a major infectious disease outbreak when the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Dutch safety board OVV said on Wednesday, in the first of three reports on the crisis. The subsequent focus on ‘combating an infectious disease’ meant that other interests – nursing homes, education, cultural institutions, and small and medium-sized businesses – were not …

A 'silent disaster' took place in nursing homes when Covid-19 hit: OVV
2 years, 10 months ago

A 'silent disaster' took place in nursing homes when Covid-19 hit: OVV

Dutch News  

The Netherlands was not sufficiently prepared for a major infectious disease outbreak when the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Dutch safety board OVV said on Wednesday, in the first of three reports on the crisis. The subsequent focus on ‘combating an infectious disease’ meant that other interests – nursing homes, education, cultural institutions, and small and medium-sized businesses – were not …

Optimism at L.A. County’s nursing homes as coronavirus surge declines
2 years, 11 months ago

Optimism at L.A. County’s nursing homes as coronavirus surge declines

LA Times  

“The extraordinarily high case rate has not caused a similar high increase in deaths among residents compared to our previous surges. We attribute these lower numbers to very high vaccination rates amongst nursing home residents,” said L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. Los Angeles County’s nursing homes have observed an extraordinary increase in coronavirus case rates during the Omicron …

Covid deaths in nursing homes back to pre-vaccines 2nd wave level, expert says
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid deaths in nursing homes back to pre-vaccines 2nd wave level, expert says

NL Times  

One in five vaccinated nursing home residents who contracted the coronavirus in recent months has died. This autumn, the total number of infections in nursing homes was considerably lower than last autumn, during the second wave. "We've known from the start that vaccines are not 100 percent effective," said the professor, who is also a member of the Outbreak Management …

Nursing home staffing falls as patients plead for help
3 years, 3 months ago

Nursing home staffing falls as patients plead for help

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — One in three U.S. nursing homes has fewer nurses and aides than before the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the truth of a profit-driven industry with too few caring for society’s most vulnerable. The American Health Care Association, which lobbies for care facilities, said its polling of members last month found 99% of nursing homes and 96% of assisted …

Nursing homes will need to get staff vaccinated or lose federal funds, Biden says
3 years, 4 months ago

Nursing homes will need to get staff vaccinated or lose federal funds, Biden says

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he is directing all nursing homes to require their staff be vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to continue receiving Medicare and Medicaid funding. “Focusing only on nursing homes will cause vaccine-hesitant workers to flee to other health care providers and leave many centers without adequate staff to care for residents. “The …

Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic
3 years, 6 months ago

Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tuesday in the most comprehensive look yet at the ravages of COVID-19 among its most vulnerable victims. The report from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services found that about 4 …

For the first time no new coronavirus infections or deaths in nursing homes
3 years, 6 months ago

For the first time no new coronavirus infections or deaths in nursing homes

NL Times  

No new coronavirus infections or deaths were registered in the past 24 hours in nursing homes, NU.nl wrote on Saturday evening. It is the first time since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 the number of infections and coronavirus-related deaths in nursing homes was zero, the Ministry of Health confirmed. In the regular nursing ward, the number of …

New COVID-19 cases plummet at Louisiana’s nursing homes
3 years, 8 months ago

New COVID-19 cases plummet at Louisiana’s nursing homes

Associated Press  

— Louisiana’s nursing homes, once the deadly epicenters of the state’s coronavirus outbreak, have seen new cases of COVID-19 plummet at their facilities this year as most of the facilities’ residents have gotten vaccinated. It’s the seventh week in which Louisiana’s approximately 275 nursing homes reported fewer than 30 new cases, according to state data. Inside the facilities, the change …

Coronavirus cases and IC patients up, virus declining in nursing homes
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus cases and IC patients up, virus declining in nursing homes

Dutch News  

More than 5,000 coronavirus cases were recorded in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning while the seven-day average continues to hover around the 4,500 mark. The latest figures from the public health agency RIVM also showed the number of patients in intensive care increased by four to 560, almost its highest level for a month. The number of confirmed cases …

Covid restrictions in nursing homes may be relaxed on Monday: Report
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid restrictions in nursing homes may be relaxed on Monday: Report

NL Times  

The cabinet may announce as early as Monday that several corona measures in nursing homes will no longer apply or become more flexible. The Outbreak Management Team is examining the issue whether relaxation in nursing homes is already possible, now that most people there have received an injection against the coronavirus. “We certainly want to offer the relief of measures …

Coronavirus cases below weekly average, sharp drop in nursing home deaths
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus cases below weekly average, sharp drop in nursing home deaths

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests on Thursday fell below the weekly average, while hospital and intensive care admissions were also down. In the 24 hours to 10am another 4,161 cases were recorded by the public health agency RIVM, more than 900 fewer than on Wednesday and 17% below last Thursday’s figure. Another 135 patients were admitted to hospital, with …

COVID-related nursing home deaths in Pennsylvania fuel blame
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID-related nursing home deaths in Pennsylvania fuel blame

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania on Thursday used a hearing to ask Gov. Tom Wolf’s top health official whether it was a mistake to order COVID-19 patients to be readmitted to nursing homes, although it is far from clear that the policy led to an outbreak or death. Rep. Natalie Mihalek, R-Allegheny, repeated that claim — that the …

Mutant coronavirus variants are a growing threat. Vaccinations, mask wearing are essential
3 years, 10 months ago

Mutant coronavirus variants are a growing threat. Vaccinations, mask wearing are essential

LA Times  

While emerging coronavirus variants remain a threat, health experts said they are hopeful that rising vaccination rates and continued wearing of masks can blunt the potential for a new wave. McDonald said that even if the California strain “is a little more contagious than the other ones that are circulating in the community, the take-home message is the same: that …

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes
3 years, 10 months ago

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — More than 9,000 recovering coronavirus patients in New York state were released from hospitals into nursing homes early in the pandemic under a controversial directive that was scrapped amid criticism it accelerated outbreaks, according to new records obtained by The Associated Press. The new number of 9,056 recovering patients sent to hundreds of nursing homes is more …

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes
3 years, 10 months ago

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 9,000 recovering …

Spain Opens 200 Criminal Probes Into Pandemic Failings at Nursing Homes
3 years, 11 months ago

Spain Opens 200 Criminal Probes Into Pandemic Failings at Nursing Homes

News 18  

Spain’s public prosecutor is investigating more than 200 cases of potential criminal mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic at nursing homes, where the virus spread almost unchecked during the devastating first wave. Nearly 43,000 care home residents died of COVID-19 or suspected infection during the March-May first wave of contagion, according to official data. The prosecutor’s office said nearly half of …

CVS and Walgreens under fire for slow pace of vaccination in nursing homes
3 years, 11 months ago

CVS and Walgreens under fire for slow pace of vaccination in nursing homes

CNN  

KHN — The effort to vaccinate some of the country’s most vulnerable residents against Covid-19 has been slowed by a federal program that sends retail pharmacists into nursing homes — accompanied by layers of bureaucracy and logistical snafus. “Everything has gone as planned, save for a few instances where we’ve been challenged or had difficulties making contact with long-term care …

US COVID-19 vaccination drive heads to nursing homes
4 years ago

US COVID-19 vaccination drive heads to nursing homes

Live Mint  

The US government and two of the nation's largest pharmacy chains kick off a nationwide campaign to vaccinate nursing home residents against COVID-19 on Monday, a week after the first vaccines authorized in the country began being administered to healthcare workers. Many states have put healthcare workers and nursing home residents first in line for vaccinations, in keeping with recommendations …

Not just COVID: Nursing home neglect deaths surge in shadows
4 years, 1 month ago

Not just COVID: Nursing home neglect deaths surge in shadows

Associated Press  

When COVID-19 tore through Donald Wallace’s nursing home, he was one of the lucky few to avoid infection. Beyond that, interviews with dozens of people across the country reveal swelling numbers of less clear-cut deaths that doctors believe have been fueled not by neglect but by a mental state plunged into despair by prolonged isolation ̶ listed on some death …

How Trump set up nursing home residents to die in the pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

How Trump set up nursing home residents to die in the pandemic

Salon  

As the coronavirus pandemic rages to new heights and we gear up for a new administration, there's an important step President-Elect Joe Biden could take right away to protect our most vulnerable population. He could restore the ability for nursing home residents to sue their facilities for poor health standards. Nursing home deaths from COVID-19 in Minnesota and Rhode Island, …

Iowa Is Among The States Experiencing A Surge In COVID-19 Cases
4 years, 1 month ago

Iowa Is Among The States Experiencing A Surge In COVID-19 Cases

NPR  

Iowa Is Among The States Experiencing A Surge In COVID-19 Cases NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Glenn Hurst, a rural primary care physician in Minden, Iowa, and a medical director at several nursing homes, about the spike in coronavirus cases in the state. Our community - our county right now, three of the seven nursing homes are in outbreak …

Nursing home COVID-19 cases rise four-fold in surge states
4 years, 2 months ago

Nursing home COVID-19 cases rise four-fold in surge states

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Despite Trump administration efforts to erect a protective shield around nursing homes, coronavirus cases are surging within facilities in states hard hit by the latest onslaught of COVID-19. “Trying to protect nursing home residents without controlling community spread is a losing battle,” said Konetzka, a nationally recognized expert on long-term care. Responding to the study findings, the federal …

Hospitals competing for nurses as US coronavirus cases surge
4 years, 2 months ago

Hospitals competing for nurses as US coronavirus cases surge

Associated Press  

FENTON, Michigan — As the coronavirus pandemic surges across the nation and infections and hospitalizations rise, medical administrators are scrambling to find enough nursing help — especially in rural areas and at small hospitals. Aspirus, which operates five hospitals in Wisconsin and four in small communities in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, also is moving nurses around between departments and facilities as …

Report: Much needs doing to shield nursing homes from virus
4 years, 3 months ago

Report: Much needs doing to shield nursing homes from virus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is claiming “resounding vindication” from an independent commission’s report on the coronavirus crisis in nursing homes, but some panel members say that’s a misinterpretation of their conclusion that much remains to be done to safeguard vulnerable residents. Vice President Mike Pence met with some of the commission members Thursday and called their report “a significant …

Elderly people and coronavirus: It’s the worst disaster of the pandemic. But WHO chief says our lack of concern shows ‘moral bankruptcy’
4 years, 4 months ago

Elderly people and coronavirus: It’s the worst disaster of the pandemic. But WHO chief says our lack of concern shows ‘moral bankruptcy’

CNN  

CNN — They are among the greatest victims of coronavirus, yet elderly people continue to be dismissed, despite growing evidence of the devastating effects the pandemic has had on them. Earlier this week, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he had heard people describing high Covid-19 death rates among older people as “fine.” “No, when the elderly are …

1 in 5 nursing homes short on PPE and staff in virus rebound
4 years, 4 months ago

1 in 5 nursing homes short on PPE and staff in virus rebound

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One in five U.S. nursing homes faced severe shortages of protective gear like N95 masks this summer even as the Trump administration pledged to help, according to a study released Thursday that finds facilities in areas hard-hit by COVID-19 also struggled to keep staff. “A study that shows that 1 in 5 nursing homes has a severe shortage …

After declining, Covid-19 cases are rising again in US nursing homes
4 years, 4 months ago

After declining, Covid-19 cases are rising again in US nursing homes

CNN  

CNN — When Suzanne Wright got the phone call on Tuesday that her 84-year-old mother, who lives in a Florida nursing home 1,600 miles away, tested positive for Covid-19, she was a little perplexed. The nursing home had 11 case the week prior, “their first big run of cases among residents,” said Wright, adding that some staff had also tested …

Inslee releases virus guidelines for nursing home visitors
4 years, 5 months ago

Inslee releases virus guidelines for nursing home visitors

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Calling it a “big step forward,” Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday announced how visitors may return to nursing homes and other long term care operations — six months after the country’s first known coronavirus outbreak devastated a Kirkland facility. Starting Aug. 12, individual nursing homes, assisted living facilities and adult family homes may apply to the state for …

More than 100 Australian aged care homes failed to prepare for outbreak of coronavirus
4 years, 5 months ago

More than 100 Australian aged care homes failed to prepare for outbreak of coronavirus

Daily Mail  

More than 100 Australian aged care homes have failed to prepare for an outbreak of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. More than 100 aged care homes across Australia failed to meet standards ensuring they were prepared for a coronavirus outbreak Out of the 104 homes, 29 have been made public but the other 75 have been kept secret from family …

How this Sydney aged-care home averted a coronavirus disaster
4 years, 5 months ago

How this Sydney aged-care home averted a coronavirus disaster

ABC  

It's a stark contrast to the aged-care disaster unfolding in Victoria — a group of nurses clapping and dancing in a nursing home, celebrating a major win against the coronavirus. In Melbourne, more than 300 nursing home residents infected with the virus have been transferred to hospitals, and yesterday 12 of the state's 15 COVID-19 deaths were linked to aged …

As COVID-19 Numbers Improve, Florida Considers Nursing Home Visits
4 years, 5 months ago

As COVID-19 Numbers Improve, Florida Considers Nursing Home Visits

NPR  

As COVID-19 Numbers Improve, Florida Considers Nursing Home Visits Enlarge this image toggle caption Wilfredo Lee/AP Wilfredo Lee/AP Officials in Florida say cases of the coronavirus are continuing to decline, an indication that efforts to halt the spread of the disease are working. It's been more than four months since Florida halted all outside visits to nursing homes and assisted …

Coronavirus US: Cases in Texas nursing homes DOUBLED in July
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus US: Cases in Texas nursing homes DOUBLED in July

Daily Mail  

Nursing homes with higher rates of deficiencies and complaints were more likely to report cases of the novel coronavirus, a new study suggests. Researchers found nursing homes without cases had 20% fewer deficiencies - such as lack of infection control programs, improper medication handling and fire hazard risks - than facilities that did have cases. Additionally, nursing homes reporting COVID-19 …

NY count: 6,300 virus patients were sent to nursing homes
4 years, 6 months ago

NY count: 6,300 virus patients were sent to nursing homes

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York hospitals released more than 6,300 recovering coronavirus patients into nursing homes during the height of the pandemic under a controversial, now-scrapped policy, state officials said Monday, but they argued it was not to blame for one of the nation’s highest nursing home death tolls. New York’s report came more than a month after The Associated …

Why Covid-19 took a devastating toll on people in nursing homes (opinion)
4 years, 6 months ago

Why Covid-19 took a devastating toll on people in nursing homes (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Robert Egge is the chief public policy officer of the Alzheimer’s Association and the executive director of the Alzheimer’s Impact Movement. Many families entrust long-term care communities to provide good attention and safety for their loved ones, including the 48% who have Alzheimer’s or another dementia. The Alzheimer’s Association has been sounding the alarm for our publicly elected …

Health secretary defends pandemic response in nursing homes
4 years, 6 months ago

Health secretary defends pandemic response in nursing homes

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s health secretary on Friday defended her agency’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak inside the nursing homes and personal care facilities that account for almost 70% of the state’s nearly 6,600 fatalities. Levine’s agency has said it was following a March directive from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Center for Medicare Services that …

After waves of virus deaths, care homes face legal reckoning
4 years, 6 months ago

After waves of virus deaths, care homes face legal reckoning

Associated Press  

PARIS — The muffled, gagging sounds in the background of the phone call filled Monette Hayoun with dread. Meyer Haiun died the next day, one of the more than 14,000 deaths that tore through care homes for France’s most vulnerable older adults when they were sealed off to visitors during the coronavirus’ peak. Grieving families across the country are increasingly …

Why Were Some Nursing Homes Spared The Devastation of COVID-19? Depends Who You Ask
4 years, 6 months ago

Why Were Some Nursing Homes Spared The Devastation of COVID-19? Depends Who You Ask

NPR  

Why Were Some Nursing Homes Spared The Devastation of COVID-19? "Even the highest quality nursing homes were caught completely off guard," says Konetzka. Charlene Harrington's work leads her to conclude that lawmakers should focus on low quality nursing homes and inadequate nurse staffing, which is something that nursing homes won't fix on their own. "I think that we should target …

Nursing home resident: ‘I feel as though I am in #DeathCamp2020’
4 years, 7 months ago

Nursing home resident: ‘I feel as though I am in #DeathCamp2020’

CNN  

CNN — When news broke months ago about the country’s first coronavirus outbreak at a nursing home, Linda Mayberry immediately recognized the home’s corporate logo as it flashed across her television screen. Because she needed full-time care, Mayberry resorted to becoming a paying patient at the nursing home, Bel Tooren Villa Convalescent Hospital, owned by the national chain Life Care …

Nursing home deaths: A quarter of US nursing homes report at least one covid infection
4 years, 7 months ago

Nursing home deaths: A quarter of US nursing homes report at least one covid infection

CNN  

CNN — Nearly 26,000 nursing home residents have died from coronavirus, according to federal data released Monday. One quarter of nursing homes had at least one case, and one in five had at least one death, according to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The report marks the first nationwide government tally showing the impact of the pandemic …

Multiple causes for high coronavirus infection rate in nursing homes: NRC
4 years, 7 months ago

Multiple causes for high coronavirus infection rate in nursing homes: NRC

Dutch News  

Lack of awareness, a restrictive and bureaucratic testing policy, and being ‘last in queue’ for personal protective equipment are among the likely reasons for the devastation wreaked by coronavirus in Dutch nursing and residential homes, the NRC has said in an analysis. ‘No one understood the dangers, professor of geriatric care Jan Hamers told the paper, ‘it’s tradition to celebrate …

Multiple causes for high coronavirus infection rate in nursing homes: NRC
4 years, 7 months ago

Multiple causes for high coronavirus infection rate in nursing homes: NRC

Dutch News  

Lack of awareness, a restrictive and bureaucratic testing policy, and being ‘last in queue’ for personal protective equipment are among the likely reasons for the devastation wreaked by coronavirus in Dutch nursing and residential homes, the NRC has said in an analysis. ‘No one understood the dangers, professor of geriatric care Jan Hamers told the paper, ‘it’s tradition to celebrate …

Some Nursing Homes Escaped Covid-19—Here's What They Did Right
4 years, 7 months ago

Some Nursing Homes Escaped Covid-19—Here's What They Did Right

Wired  

In mid-March, as San Francisco mayor London Breed issued a citywide stay-at-home order, Peggy Cmiel started getting prepared. Cmiel is the director of clinical operations at the San Francisco Center for Jewish Living, or SFCJL, a 9-acre senior housing complex in the Excelsior neighborhood that includes long-term care facilities, short-term rehab housing, and a memory care wing. Cmiel’s staff stocked …

Nursing homes calling for more visitors to be allowed; residents struggling
4 years, 7 months ago

Nursing homes calling for more visitors to be allowed; residents struggling

NL Times  

Nursing homes want the government to relax the strict visiting rules for their residents more quickly. Allowing only one designated visitor per resident for another two months is "too heavy a sacrifice", nursing home umbrella organization Actiz said to AD. Nursing homes in Nijmegen, Amersfoort, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, and Oostzaan that have been allowing one visitor since May 11, are also calling …

The world sacrificed its elderly in the race to protect hospitals. The result was a catastrophe in care homes
4 years, 7 months ago

The world sacrificed its elderly in the race to protect hospitals. The result was a catastrophe in care homes

CNN  

London CNN — Three months ago, as the novel coronavirus began to gain a foothold in countries across Europe, officials in the UK said they were still confident that the risk to the British public remained low. Data published on LTCcovid shows that more than half of all coronavirus deaths in nations including Belgium, France, Ireland, Canada and Norway occurred …

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