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New coronavirus data shows London ethnic breakdown

May 28, 2020 Sector.Africa Administratorbbc, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Death, Disease, doctors, Health, healthcare, hospital, Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus, MIT, news, Nigeria, Patient, Public health, who0 comment

New NHS data has revealed ethnic breakdowns among the patients in London hospitals who have died with coronavirus. Black people account for 13% of the city’s population but 16% of deaths. Epidemiologist Dr Shikta Das said there was a high rate of ethnic minority people among front line workers, who were exposed to greater risk. But Dr Das said it was difficult to draw conclusions as data needed to be more specific to areas of London. London has seen nearly 5,000 deaths linked to the virus. NHS data, obtained by…

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Four out of five COVID-19 deaths have been linked to seniors homes. That says a lot about how Canada regards its elders

May 28, 2020 Sector.Africa AdministratorCanada, Caregiving, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Elderly care, Government, Health, Health care, hospital, Long-term care, medical staff, Nursing, Nursing home care, Nursing home care in the United States, Personal protective equipment, Protective gear, Surgical mask0 comment

What went wrong? What can Canada do to fix it before the next wave hits? This look at the tragedy in Canada’s long term care homes and the emergency measures to protect the most vulnerable is part of the Post’s ongoing Lessons from a Pandemic series. From the first COVID-19 outbreak in British Columbia to the devastation in Ontario and Quebec, seniors in long term care have been hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. The causes for this are not only demographic and epidemiological. They also reveal the weak points…

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New COVID-19 test developed in Singapore detects past infection within an hour

May 28, 2020 Sector.Africa AdministratorAntibody, Coronavirus, Countries, COVID-19, Disease, Duke–NUS Medical School, Epidemiology, Government, Herd immunity, Immunologic tests, Immunology, Infection, Infectious diseases, Interest, Lockdown, Manufacturing, Medical specialties, Medicine, National University of Singapore, Pandemic, Patient, Serology, Vaccine, Viruses, who0 comment

A new COVID-19 test that can rapidly assess if a person has been previously infected with the coronavirus is now available to hospitals in Singapore. Launched on Friday (May 15), the cPass serology test detects antibodies – formed by the body to fight off infections – in the blood or serum of patients. It is not used to check for active infection. Its main purpose rather, is for contact tracing, detecting asymptomatic cases and assessing herd immunity. Such serological tests have been used in Singapore for contact tracing. What is different about the new…

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35% of COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic

May 28, 2020 Sector.Africa AdministratorClinical trial, Contents, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Curfew, Death, Disease, ER, Government, Health, healthcare, hospital, Infectious diseases, Intensive care unit, Mask, Patient, president, Prevention, Public health, Quarantine, Testing, UN, who0 comment

DETECTING cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease could be harder than expected, as a number of persons are asymptomatic, meaning they do not show signs of the disease. Public health authorities reported that confirmed cases of COVID-19 moved from 113 to 116 over the past 24 hours, but over 35 per cent or over 40 persons are asymptomatic. “You should note that over 35 per cent of our COVID-19 cases were actually asymptomatic – had no typical signs or symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath etc…, so…

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Cameroon to open schools in orderly fashion amid epidemic prevention

May 28, 2020 Sector.Africa AdministratorAfrica, Cameroon, Coronaviridae, Coronavirus, Countries, COVID-19, ER, Hand sanitizer, International organizations, Mask, Pandemic, Prevention, Prime minister, Social distancing, students, UN, World0 comment

Cameroon’s Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute on Friday issued technical guidelines for schools nationwide to reopen in an orderly manner, depending on the situation of the coronavirus pandemic in the Central African country. Only examination classes in primary and secondary schools will resume classes on June 1, Ngute said in a statement, adding the students will be “properly distributed” among classrooms to observe social distancing rules. Sanitary kits with hand sanitizers, thermoflashes, and hand-washing basins will be available at the entrance of the schools, according to the guidelines. It is…