[ad_1] 7 7 A THIRD Russian doctor has thrown himself out of a hospital window after daring to complain that doctors face intolerable pressures during the coronavirus pandemic. Alexander Shulepov, 37, is fighting for his life after participating in a video claiming that he was ordered to work despite testing positive for Covid-19. ⚠️ Read … Read more
[ad_1] Eight million personal protective equipment arrived in Ireland in the past week, the HSE confirmed. 62% of the team was sent to long-term residential care and home care. 2 Medical personnel put on their personal protective equipment.Credit: Justin Kernoghan / PA Wire 2 HSE COO Anne O’Connor spoke at the briefingCredit: PA: Press Association … Read more
[ad_1] Nursing homes Ireland has expressed concern over a memorandum ordering the rationing of personal protective equipment for infected care homes. Chief Executive Tadhg Daly said how the HSE directive described how orders for essential equipment would be based on the number of confirmed or suspected cases. He said, “Clearly, this is basically EPP rationing, … Read more
[ad_1] The Health Services Executive (HSE) says it has seen “significant growth” in requests for personal protective equipment (PPE) from homes that are not home. The agency’s director of operations, Anne O’Connor, says there are 335 long-term residential centers reporting a coronavirus outbreak. About 196 of these are in nursing homes, regarding cases between residents … Read more
[ad_1] The British prime minister has said he owes his life to National Health Service personnel treating him for Covid-19, as his government faced new criticism of supplying protective equipment for front-line workers. Boris Johnson’s first public statement since leaving intensive care at St Thomas’ Hospital in central London followed a daily briefing in which … Read more