Category: Mental Heath
WHO: The coronavirus pandemic has caused mass trauma on a larger scale than World War II
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused mass trauma on a larger scale than World War II, and the impact will last “for many years to come,” the World Health Organization’s top official said Friday. More...
WHO Investigators scrap plans for interim report on probe of coronavirus origins
WSJ: “The World Health Organization team investigating the origins of Covid-19 is planning to scrap an interim report on its recent mission to China amid mounting tensions between Beijing and Washington over the investigation and an appeal from one international group of scientists for a new probe.” More...
Cases of Long Covid could be as high as 20% in the UK, immunologist warns
The number of patients reporting symptoms of Covid-19 weeks after becoming ill could be as high as 20%, an immunologist said, as he warned it could place an additional burden on the NHS.
Coronavirus attacks the brain and triggers severe Covid-19 disease in mice
“Our thinking that [Covid-19] is more of a respiratory disease is not necessarily true,” Kumar said. More...
UK Covid deaths surpass Great Plague, AIDS epidemic and every terror attack and war since 1945 combined
The estimated fatalities from the Great Plague of 1665-66, the Aids epidemic and every terror attack and war of the last 75 years that the UK has been involved in totals 99,500. More...
If just 10% of coronavirus patients suffer from Long Covid….
The USA, with 25,700,000 infections so far, would have 2,570,000 long haulers
The UK, with 3,600,000 infections far, would have 360,000 long haulers
Germany, with 2,100,000 infections so far, would have 210,000 long haulers
France, with 3,000,000 infections so far, would have 300,000 long haulers
Spain, with 2,600,000 infections so far would have 260,000 long haulers
Russia, with 3,700,000 infections so far, would have 370,000 long haulers
Brazil, with 8,800,000 infections so far, would have 880,000 long haulers
Planet Earth, with nearly 100,000,000 infections so far, would have 10,000,000 long haulers
Lancet: “Our findings showed that 76% of patients reported at least one symptom at 6 months after symptom onset, and the proportion was higher in women.” More...
The NEU’s June 2020 plan for restarting UK education is as valid now as it was then
A ten-point plan for children and young people
- Disadvantaged children and young people and their families must be a key priority.
UK to send children back to the coronavirus battlefront. Adults can wait at home until it’s safe.
“There could be a phased reopening of schools in England based on regional infection rates after a lifting of the national lockdown, MPs have been told. More...
Chinese study finds most patients still show signs of ‘long Covid’ six months later
The largest study of its kind found that most of those treated in a Wuhan hospital were still showing symptoms six months after being sent home
The most common problems were fatigue and difficulty in sleeping, but lung and kidney problems were also recorded
Long Covid Study: 6-month consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital
The long-term health consequences of COVID-19 remain largely unclear. More...