“Symptom-less” carriers – stopping the spread
Understanding the 'symptom-less' COVID-19 carriers key to stopping spread. Lockdowns will not create enough herd immunity to control and eradicate…
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New doctors graduate early to help Covid-19 effort
The newest cohort of doctors from the University of Aberdeen will graduate early (Friday, April 17) so that many of…
Covid-19: Expanding the use of the Nightingale
"Expanding the use of the Nightingale in London makes perfect sense. The challenge the NHS will face as the peak…
Covid-19: Fire service to assist NHS
COVID-19: Fire service to assist with antigen testing, transportation of NHS outpatients to appointments or to receive urgent care and…
Webinar on Avoiding Intubation and Initial Ventilation in COVID19
https://youtu.be/mZqNiQxJLSU Webinar on Avoiding Intubation and Initial Ventilation in COVID19. EMCrit explore an obsession with Critical Care and Resuscitation. Editor…
Physiology – questions from the frontline
Physiology experts respond to questions from coronavirus frontline on new forum. Frontline clinicians treating coronavirus patients can now gain access…
Clinical trial to treat hospitalised patients with covid-19
A new clinical trial led by the University of Warwick and Queen's University Belfast seeks to find alternatives to ventilators…
Resuscitation during the pandemic
Giving CPR during the pandemic – Resuscitation Council UK Statement on COVID-19 in relation to CPR and resuscitation in first…
WHO statement on COVID-19 vaccine
On the 13th April, the WHO made a public statement for collaboration on COVID-19 vaccine development. On 31 December 2019,…
Upscale tests for frontline NHS staff
Labs at the University of Birmingham have been re-purposed to support the testing of frontline NHS staff in the city…
Covid-19 cases top 10,000 in Africa
Brazzaville/ Cairo, 7 April 2019 – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has risen to more than 10…
Discharge criteria from ECDC – COVID-19
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC has reviewed the criteria to be considered when deciding whether a…