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Travellers warned to take ‘personal protective measures’ against Oropouche virus
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Travellers warned to take ‘personal protective measures’ against Oropouche virus

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Health officials have warned travellers visiting South America to be “vigilant” after cases of a virus …

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As India battles 2nd Covid wave, UK, US, Pak, China extend helping hand
3 years, 8 months ago

As India battles 2nd Covid wave, UK, US, Pak, China extend helping hand

India Today  

Several countries have come forward to help India as the country fights the second wave of Covid-19. https://t.co/BLZ0SbQ499 pic.twitter.com/lFKnx0hIhX — Gautam Adani April 24, 2021 Linde India in partnership with the Tata group secured 24 cryogenic containers for the carriage of medical oxygen from international sources. “500 BiPAPs, 250 oxygen concentrators & other medical supplies from Singapore landed in Mumbai …

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The Toll Of COVID-19 In Assisted Living Homes Is A ‘Black Hole’
3 years, 10 months ago

The Toll Of COVID-19 In Assisted Living Homes Is A ‘Black Hole’

Huff Post  

"I don’t think we’ve really understood the suffering of our elders yet," said a former longtime operator of elder care facilities. Assisted living facilities and nursing homes share unique vulnerabilities to COVID-19, like elderly residents living close together, and underpaid, overworked staff who care for many residents at once while shuttling between multiple jobs. But there’s a key difference in …

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#BidenLied trends on Twitter as critics demand $2,000 stimulus checks
3 years, 11 months ago

#BidenLied trends on Twitter as critics demand $2,000 stimulus checks

Daily Mail  

TACKLING COVID • Mount a national vaccination program, contain COVID-19, and safely reopen schools, including by setting up community vaccination sites nationwide, scaling up testing and tracing, eliminating supply shortage problems, investing in high-quality treatments, providing paid sick leave to contain spread of the virus, addressing health disparities, and making the necessary investments to meet the president-elect's goal of safely …

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AP: Tight supplies for virus gear cost US states billions
4 years ago

AP: Tight supplies for virus gear cost US states billions

Associated Press  

Ray Bellia had a good business before the coronavirus pandemic. While countless other businesses tanked amid coronavirus shutdowns, Bellia’s store — Body Armor Outlet — rapidly evolved into one of the nation’s 20 largest suppliers of personal protective equipment to states this past spring, according to a nationwide analysis of state purchasing data by The Associated Press. The AP’s data …

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Businesses left with bills as states halt virus supply deals
4 years ago

Businesses left with bills as states halt virus supply deals

Associated Press  

The call went out from states: Masks, gowns, gloves and other personal protective equipment were needed fast in the battle against the new coronavirus. States scrambling to acquire personal protective equipment, or PPE, ended up halting billions of dollars worth of orders this spring, sometimes sticking businesses with huge costs they can’t recoup, according to an Associated Press analysis of …

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Medical supply chain shortages led to deadly consequences
4 years, 3 months ago

Medical supply chain shortages led to deadly consequences

Associated Press  

Despite decades of warnings about the fragility of the supply lines that brought protective gear from overseas factories to America’s health care workers, the U.S. was unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic and failed to react quickly. __ EDITOR’S NOTE — This story is part of an ongoing investigation by The Associated Press, the PBS series “FRONTLINE,” and the Global Reporting …

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Victorian hotel quarantine contract reveals security company had to provide infection control training
4 years, 5 months ago

Victorian hotel quarantine contract reveals security company had to provide infection control training

ABC  

A contract between the Victorian Government and one of the security companies hired for hotel quarantine shows it was the company's responsibility to ensure guards undertook infection control training and wore personal protective equipment at all times. Key points: The hotel quarantine contract between Wilson Security and the Victorian Government has been obtained by 7.30 The contract shows it was …

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Dev 360 | A quality challenge for Atma Nirbhar Bharat
4 years, 5 months ago

Dev 360 | A quality challenge for Atma Nirbhar Bharat

Deccan Chronicle  

In the time of war or a pandemic, each country looks out for its own first. This week, the Directorate-General of Foreign Trade issued a notification which said that the government had not found any applications from July 1 to 3 seeking to export PPE medical coveralls meeting the necessary criteria, and “all applications therefore have been found ineligible for …

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'Meaningless' FDA Certificates Are Used To Tout Dubious Face Masks
4 years, 5 months ago

'Meaningless' FDA Certificates Are Used To Tout Dubious Face Masks

NPR  

'Meaningless' FDA Certificates Are Used To Tout Dubious Face Masks Enlarge this image toggle caption Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty Images Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty Images When the order of 100,000 masks arrived at an unnamed factory for use in protecting workers against COVID-19, they were covered in dirt, dust and mysterious stains. NPR found valid registrations for all of these facilities, but none had …

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Trump administration’s delayed use of 1950s law leads to critical supplies shortages
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump administration’s delayed use of 1950s law leads to critical supplies shortages

CNN  

Washington CNN — Nearly four months after invoking a 1950s-era law in order to compel businesses to manufacture equipment for the fight against the coronavirus, the Trump administration has made only sparing use of its authorities, leaving front-line workers in dire need of supplies like masks, gowns and gloves amid the recent surge in cases. “I think a much more …

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Yemen's Coronavirus Catastrophe Is A Global Embarrassment
4 years, 6 months ago

Yemen's Coronavirus Catastrophe Is A Global Embarrassment

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In Yemen, the coronavirus pandemic is overwhelming hospitals and cemeteries. The Houthis’ opponents ― Yemen’s internationally recognized government, along with Saudi Arabia and the U.S. ― are failing to provide the level of needed aid or to halt bombings and a blockade of Houthi-controlled areas, causing inflation and mass hunger that makes many Yemenis especially vulnerable to …

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Anatomy of a man-made disaster: 370 ways Donald Trump failed to keep us safe from the coronavirus
4 years, 6 months ago

Anatomy of a man-made disaster: 370 ways Donald Trump failed to keep us safe from the coronavirus

Raw Story  

Crises have a way of sorting the good presidents from the bad. On November 18, 2019, “an independent, bipartisan panel formed by the Center for Strategic and International Studies concluded that lack of preparedness was so acute in the Trump administration that the ‘United States must either pay now and gain protection and security or wait for the next epidemic …

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Nursing homes receive defective equipment as part of Trump administration supply initiative
4 years, 6 months ago

Nursing homes receive defective equipment as part of Trump administration supply initiative

CNN  

CNN — Nursing homes with urgent needs for personal protective equipment say they’re getting gowns that look more like large tarps – with no holes for hands – and surgical masks that are paper-thin as part of the administration’s initiative to bolster supplies for vulnerable populations amid the pandemic. FEMA, under the direction of the White House coronavirus task force, …

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Anastasia Vasilyeva is risking all to stop Russia's coronavirus doctors dying. The state is trying to thwart her
4 years, 7 months ago

Anastasia Vasilyeva is risking all to stop Russia's coronavirus doctors dying. The state is trying to thwart her

ABC  

As Russia reels from coronavirus infections, one doctor is taking on the might of the Kremlin. Anastasia Vasilyeva has appeared in many videos since becoming one of Russia's most prominent advocates for change in the country's health system. An accidental activist Dr Vasilyeva, an ophthalmologist, might have simply continued treating people with eye conditions but for a chance meeting with …

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Federal agencies turn to untested suppliers for big PPE contracts
4 years, 7 months ago

Federal agencies turn to untested suppliers for big PPE contracts

CNN  

CNN — Facing a supply crunch for sorely needed medical equipment like masks and gowns, the federal government has turned to a long list of untested suppliers – some of which have failed to deliver. “The health and safety of our first responders depends on obtaining a sufficient quantity of these essential N95 masks and other personal protective equipment.” Former …

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Anatomy of a man-made disaster: 320 ways Donald Trump failed to protect us from the coronavirus
4 years, 7 months ago

Anatomy of a man-made disaster: 320 ways Donald Trump failed to protect us from the coronavirus

Raw Story  

Crises have a way of sorting the good presidents from the bad. On November 18, 2019, “an independent, bipartisan panel formed by the Center for Strategic and International Studies concluded that lack of preparedness was so acute in the Trump administration that the ‘United States must either pay now and gain protection and security or wait for the next epidemic …

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Coronavirus Outbreak: Shah Rukh Khan seeks citizen contributions to Meer Foundation to support 'healthcare soldiers'
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Shah Rukh Khan seeks citizen contributions to Meer Foundation to support 'healthcare soldiers'

Firstpost  

Shah Rukh, along with wife Gauri Khan, had also offered their four-storey personal office space for treating coronavirus patients Superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday asked people to support healthcare workers amid the coronavirus pandemic by contributing towards Personal Protective Equipment and other essentials. Shah Rukh said many people have been asking how can they partner up and take the …

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US governors aim to boost production of medical supplies
4 years, 7 months ago

US governors aim to boost production of medical supplies

Associated Press  

— Frustrated by scarce supplies and a chaotic marketplace amid the coronavirus outbreak, some U.S. governors are seeking to bolster their home-state production of vital medical and protective equipment to ensure a reliable long-term source for state stockpiles. If we can do it here in Missouri, I think it would be well-worth the extra money.” Governors in Florida, Indiana and …

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Unfulfilled PPE contracts leave states scrambling for supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 8 months ago

Unfulfilled PPE contracts leave states scrambling for supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic

CNN  

Washington CNN — After weeks of “wild west” wrangling between state governments for critical medical supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic, personal protective equipment still remains scarce for some frontline workers. “We had no choice but to overturn every rock to find ventilators and other needed equipment,” Rich Azzopardi, a senior adviser to New York’s Democratic governor, Andrew Cuomo, told CNN …

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Coronavirus | The mystery of the low COVID-19 numbers in West Bengal
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | The mystery of the low COVID-19 numbers in West Bengal

The Hindu  

On March 17, West Bengal recorded its first case of COVID-19 when an 18-year-old student, who had returned from London, tested positive for the virus. Coronavirus | As death toll rises Bengal government says those reportedly tested positive are subject to confirmation Setting up a task force But in the last few days of March, it became clear that the …

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Coronavirus Outbreak: As West Bengal catches up on testing, medical community bears the brunt of an ailing healthcare system
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: As West Bengal catches up on testing, medical community bears the brunt of an ailing healthcare system

Firstpost  

As the coronavirus sweeps through West Bengal, one of the largest states with the lowest rates of tests being conducted, Firstpost speaks to the healthcare workers in Bengal about their experiences, difficulties, and concerns. We weren’t even given time to prepare for this crisis and the news that the hospital will be turned into a COVID-19 centre was just suddenly …

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Homebase reopens and DIY-ers flock to B&Q
4 years, 8 months ago

Homebase reopens and DIY-ers flock to B&Q

Daily Mail  

Britons have been pushing the rules of lockdown today as they flock to parks, beaches and DIY stores across the country. Homebase in Harrogate opened for the first time in more than a month this morning, and saw a steady stream of DIY enthusiasts Customers queue outside the B&Q Warehouse, which has reopened after more than a month's closure, in …

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Coronavirus: Ministers should NOT yet tell public to wear face masks
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Ministers should NOT yet tell public to wear face masks

Daily Mail  

Home-made face masks could slow down the spread of the killer coronavirus in the UK, top scientists advising Number 10 believe. Two people wear masks while walking through Clapham Common in South London on Sunday Home-made face masks could slow down the spread of the killer coronavirus in the UK, top scientists advising Number 10 believe. So far ministers have …

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