Monthly Archives: July 2020

COVID-19 mortality is decreasing in ICUs: what this means

COVID-19 deaths in ICUs have decreased by about a third since the start of the outbreak. Although the decrease is substantial, health experts say the mortality rate for ICU patients with COVID-19 is higher than that seen with other viral pneumonias. Health experts think that better treatment and more resources …

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Fighting back in Taiwan’s parliament for the disputed nomination

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Fighting erupted in and out of Taiwan’s parliament again on Friday over disputed nomination by President Tsai Ing-wen of a senior aide to a government watchdog post, which the main opposition party has qualified as cronyism. The Kuomintang (KMT) has mounted a rowdy campaign against Chen Chu’s …

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