According to the report below, just released from the German news agency Deutsche Welle, New York City may soon need 40,000 ICU beds to handle care of COVID-19 patients. They currently have 3,000 ICU beds. So, that’s 37,000 people won’t get the critical care they need. Presumably the shortage of ‘beds’ is also representative of… Continue reading New York City may need 40,000 ICU beds. They have 3,000.
Category: Health
The smartphone app that could stop COVID-19 already exists. (23 Mar 2020)
Introduction World governments and the global healthcare community are rapidly working to stop the spread of COVID-19. I’ve been tracking the Coronavirus since January and providing daily updates since then. I created the COVID-19 Strategic Response Portal for this purpose. A rather simple solution may already exist for stopping the spread of COVID-19. An app… Continue reading The smartphone app that could stop COVID-19 already exists. (23 Mar 2020)
Coronavirus in Italy: Cuba, China and Russia send send medical aid
“In Italy authorities said on Sunday that a further 651 people had died from the coronavirus. That’s fewer than Saturday’s record number of deaths, but is still the second-worst day so far. Italy has closed non-essential businesses to try to control the outbreak. And outside help is on the way. Doctors from Cuba and China… Continue reading Coronavirus in Italy: Cuba, China and Russia send send medical aid
Jon Huntsman – Utah will rise to the challenge [COVID-19 Response]
[COVID-19 Strategic Response Portal] From: Jon Huntsman, former Governor of UtahDate: 20 Jan 2020Re: “Utah will rise to the challenge” Utahns have seen tough times before and we are better prepared than anyone to meet the challenge. This week has been one of dramatic interruption to our way of life. A pandemic has cancelled schools,… Continue reading Jon Huntsman – Utah will rise to the challenge [COVID-19 Response]
How Hospitals Could Decide Who Gets a Ventilator During the Coronavirus Pandemic
VICE News spoke with Dr. Tia Powell, a physician and bioethicist who helped write the guidelines. (VICE News, 20 Mar 2020) [Date: 20 Mar 2020. Posted: 25 Mar 2020.]
COVID-19 Resources: Greg Johnson Interview with Holly Hart of KICI Radio 105.3 FM in Iowa City
On 18 March 2020, Greg Johnson discussed the COVID-19 Strategic Response Portal with Holly Hart of KICI Radio 105.3 FM in Iowa City. The interview audio is available below. Press the Play button (triangle) to listen. [Date: 18 Mar 2020. Posted: 25 Mar 2020]
COVID-19 Recent News as of 12 Mar 2020
UPDATE: This post offers news through 12 March 2020. For news after that time, please refer to our COVID-19 Strategic Response Portal. Summary This page offers recent news about COVID-19, an airborne virus of the same coronavirus family as SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome). [Source: CDC] The CDC initially referred to… Continue reading COVID-19 Recent News as of 12 Mar 2020