Tag: ICU
Romania: “A cry of despair” from Romanian doctors – the full letter in English
Dear Bucharestians, Dear Romanians,
It is becoming increasingly difficult for us, the medical staff, to cope with the wave of COVID-19 diseases, both among the population and among us, the medical staff. More...
China: 10-12% of Guangzhou coronavirus patients are critically ill – far higher than Wuhan outbreak
Some 10-12 percent of the COVID-19 patients in the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Guangzhou are critically ill, Guan Xiangdong, a specialist in the Guangdong COVID-19 medical team, told media on Thursday. More...
Chile: Santiago goes back into lockdown despite 60% coronavirus vaccination rate
As of the early hours of this Saturday, 12th June 2021, Santiago de Chile has once again entered quarantine. More...
Maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality among pregnant women with and without COVID-19 coronavirus infection
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From March to October last year the INTERCOVID team tracked data on 2,130 pregnant women across the world from Argentina to Russia, including the UK, US, France, Italy and Japan. More...
Brazil: First confirmed death from coronavirus REINFECTION reported
A 39-year-old Brazilian man who died of COVID-19 last month was suffering from a second bout of the illness, researchers said on Tuesday, making it the country’s first confirmed death from coronavirus reinfection. More...
12% of US children with COVID-19 coronavirus are hospitalized
Among a cohort of 20,714 US children with COVID-19, more than 1 in 10 were hospitalized, of whom 31.1% (756) had severe COVID-19, defined as requiring admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), mechanical ventilation, or comparable treatment. More...
Sweden: Highest number of coronavirus patients in intensive care since May 2020
The number of people with Covid-19 in intensive care units in Sweden has hit its highest point since the first wave, according to data from the Swedish Intensive Care Registry on Monday.
Canada: Coronavirus hospitalizations, ICU Admissions and deaths associated with the new variants of concern
New variants of concern (VOCs) now account for 67% of all Ontario SARS-CoV-2 infections. More...
France: nearly 5,000 Covid-19 patients in intensive care in French hospitals, second coronavirus peak now exceeded
With 4,974 Covid-19 patients registered in intensive care on Monday, the peak of the second wave of the epidemic in the fall has been exceeded, according to daily figures published on Monday by the French public health agency. More...
Macron goes full Bolsonaro, refuses to consider coronavirus lockdown despite doctors dire assessment
Macron does not give in to pressure from doctors. More...