Despite regional variations in COVID-19-related restrictions last year during the lockdown phase of the pandemic, similar trends emerged in activity at Level I trauma centers in four different cities from the Southeast to the Northwest, according to research presented at the virtual American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2021. The data could help inform […]
China tightened lockdowns and increased orders for mass testing in cities along its east coast Wednesday amid the latest surge in COVID-19 cases. Checks have been set up in toll stations around the city of Putian in Fujian province, with a dozen of them closed entirely. The nearby cities of Xiamen and Quanzhou have also […]
France placed the northern Pas-de-Calais region under weekend lockdown over the spread of COVID-19, the third area to be singled out for tighter restrictions as the government battles to avoid a third national lockdown. Announcing the measure, Prime Minister Jean Castex said that with more than 400 confirmed cases per 100,000 people the Pas-de-Calais had […]
California’s top health official said hospitals in hard-hit Los Angeles County are turning to “crisis care” and bracing for the coronavirus surge to worsen in the new year, as he extended strict stay-home orders Tuesday in areas where intensive care units have few beds. Dr. Mark Ghaly said that Southern California and the agricultural San […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a tough year for people across the globe, with billions facing at least one lockdown. And it’s not over—there may be further lockdowns needed in the new year. Luckily, researchers have been busy studying what effect they have—and how best to cope. Lockdowns are stressful because they create uncertainty, fear […]
Many New Zealanders will be feeling anxious, disappointed and even angry about the return of COVID-19 in the community. Many of us prefer to suppress these emotions because they are unpleasant or we may feel under-equipped to manage them. But if left unrecognized and unchecked, they will drive our behavior. We may act without thinking […]
Rachel Campos-Duffy warns of impact of pandemic lockdown on special needs children Special needs children are seeing a ‘huge regression’ without the therapies they need, Fox News contributor Rachel Campos-Duffy says. Children with special needs “are going backwards” due to stay-at-home orders and school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic, Fox Nation host Rachel Campos-Duffy, who […]
Rate of very premature births falls by as much as 90% during coronavirus lockdowns in some countries – as baffled scientists suggest reduced stress and declining air pollution could be the cause Doctors in multiple countries noticed NICUs were conspicuously empty amid coronavirus lockdowns in the first several months of the pandemic An Irish study […]
The first day of June saw coronavirus restrictions ease from Asia to Europe to the United States on Monday, even as U.S. protests against police brutality sparked fears of new outbreaks. The Florida Keys welcomed visitors for the first time in two months, the Colosseum opened its ancient doors in Rome, ferries restarted in Bangladesh, […]
China and South Korea both reported more coronavirus infections Friday after reopening economies damaged by devastating outbreaks. Around the globe, governments are opting to accept the risks of easing pandemic-fighting restrictions that left huge numbers of people without income or safety nets. In the U.S., some governors are disregarding or creatively interpreting White House guidelines […]
