More than one in five deaths in England and Wales is linked to coronavirus, figures show. The Office for National Statistics said in the week ending 3 April the virus was cited on 3,475 death certificates. It pushed the total number of deaths in that week to over 16,000 – a record high and 6,000… Read More »
An end to lockdown is many weeks away for some nations, but decisions on how to do it need to be made now so we can make preparations and communicate it clearly Health | Leader 8 April 2020 Getty Images ALTHOUGH the UK and many other countries are still on the upward curve in terms… Read More »
THERE are fears that Bathurst Hospital won’t be able to cope if the city and surrounding areas see a spike in coronavirus cases. To date, the Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) has confirmed 44 cases of COVID-19, with nine of those in Bathurst. No new cases have been identified in the district since April… Read More »
While the World Health Organization has put the death rate from novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at 3.4%, a study in Nature Medicine put it much lower, at 1.4%. The fact is, with many cases going unreported and untested, mild and asymptomatic cases may not be included in official COVID-19 death rate figures, which could skew the… Read More »