This comes as the World Health Organization, in its latest situation report, stated that the variant of concern has been reported from 101 countries across all six WHO regions
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Why Filipino nurses have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic
February 25, 2021
Joyette Jagolino (second from the right) in critical-care nurse training with her class at Saint Paul University in ManilaPhoto courtesy of Joyette Jagolino
At the start of the pandemic, Jollene Levid and her mother, Nora, found themselves glued to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s nightly press conferences. In a press conference late last March, Garcetti announced a new milestone: the first health-care worker in Los Angeles County to die of the disease.
“When I heard him say that, I realized that he was talking about Auntie Rosary,” Jollene Levid says, speaking about Rosary Castro-Olega, a 63-year-old nurse who came out of retirement to work in hospitals strained by the pandemic. Castro-Olega’s death helped inspire an online memorial called Kanlungan, which honors the lives of health-care workers of Filipino descent.
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February 25 2021
Officials say numbers are declining even though it is too soon to see the effects of vaccinations.
In the week ending Feb. 21, the Oregon Health Authority said COVID-19 related hospitalizations dropped 42% and deaths decreased from 114 to just 17 the lowest weekly death toll since the week of June 29, 2020.
OHSU officials said they ve also seen a dramatic decrease in COVID-19 related hospitalizations. As of Tuesday, they had seven COVID patients, with one in the Hillsboro Medical Center and four at Portland Adventist.
The downward trend of hospitalizations follows the prediction model and time course expected after the holidays. Officials said it is still too early to see the impact from the vaccinations taking place.
Buruli Ulcer: All About The Disease That Has Spread Across Australia Feb 25, 2021, 15:36 IST
Buruli ulcer, a flesh eating disease has spread across parts of Australia. The health departments have issued a warning regarding the same. The warning specifically addressed certain areas in the country where the risk of spreading is high.
Victoria health department and the health officer Professor Brett Sutton also issued a document advising the medical experts and residents of certain areas. These areas include Moonee Ponds, Brunswick West and Essendon of inner Melbourne where the cases of this Ulcer disease were high.
The risk of spreading is even higher in areas like Sorrento, Blairgowrie and Rye. Places like Ocean Grove, Barwon Heads, Point Lonsdale, Queenscliff and Frankston are at a relatively lower risk when compared to the above ones. Not just the coastal areas, but the other areas as well are under the risk of the disease spreading.