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[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic has focused minds on the resilience of our health care systems and is challenging member states’ health policies and their effectiveness. Furthermore, doctors, medical personnel and health care personnel are under unprecedented pressure. Do we have enough medical facilities and supplies to respond to the emergency, …

[ad_1] It was reported today that the Canadian province of Alberta introduced the first coronavirus contact tracking app in Canada called today. ABTraceTogether. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, first referenced the contact tracking application at the province’s April 23 COVID-19 briefing. Dr. Hinshaw said at the …

[ad_1] Why global citizens should care Following the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, countries may choose to undertake an ecological recovery, which would safeguard the global environment. The United Nations urges countries to pursue sustainable development, including through its Global Goal 11 for sustainable cities and communities. You can join us in …

[ad_1] Scientists who work for the US Army. USA They have designed a new Covid-19 test that could identify carriers before they become infectious and spread the disease, The Guardian has learned. In what could be a significant advance, project coordinators hope that the blood-based test can detect the presence …

[ad_1] FRIDAY, May 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) – Many people who are seriously ill with COVID-19 wind up on ventilators to help them breathe, but sometimes even ventilators are not enough. This is when a device called ECMO can help. ECMO can do the work of the lungs and, in …

[ad_1] • Vaccine development plays other roles than curing the disease at hand. • The sector also helps with general disease surveillance, helping catch pandemics early. • The history of Ebola shows the link between vaccine development and epidemic management. With more than 100 vaccines for COVID-19 now in development, …

[ad_1] Schools could remain closed until we know how much children contribute to the spread of the coronavirus, explained the medical director of England. Professor Chris Whitty said understanding transmission between children is a “very important” factor in deciding whether school closure is a “critical part of our long-term response.” …

[ad_1] Since the Covid-19 crisis erupted, universities have supplied equipment, research expertise, training and, by releasing our healthcare students into the workforce early, even NHS workers. Universities have supported the national effort, but now they need a funding boost to help rebuild Britain through strong public services. This crisis has …

[ad_1] A second wave of coronavirus could be “more severe” than the first and may spread more quickly if it arrives in winter, the England medical director warned. All countries seeking to ease the blockade measures must now negotiate an “extremely difficult balancing act” to keep the pandemic under control, …

[ad_1] yesHaving a relative of a nursing home resident today means guilt, frustration, and fear. With nearly 2,400 residents a week dying from the virus and predictions of a higher death toll than in hospitals, the anguish of not being able to keep loved ones is compounded by struggles to …