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- Major US health care firm hit by cyberattack, forcing hospitals to revert to ‘pen and paper’
Universal Health Services, one of the largest US for-profit hospital operators, was hit by a massive cyberattack over the weekend, reportedly forcing staff at some of its facilities to record patient data with “pen and paper.” - A new strain has come: Meet Spike D614G, the new & improved coronavirusFears that the coronavirus would mutate into a more dangerous strain appear to have been borne out, as research has identified that a new, more contagious strain of SARS-CoV-2 has become the dominant form worldwide.
- London’s 4,000-bed Nightingale hospital to be SHUT after treating just 51 Covid-19 patientsNHS England’s flagship Nightingale hospital in London – which opened to much fanfare a month ago – is to close its doors and be placed on ‘standby’ after treating just 51 Covid-19 patients, despite having room for 4,000.
- ANOTHER leaked intel report accuses China of ‘intentionally’ concealing coronavirus danger to hoard medical suppliesThe Department of Homeland Security has backed the Trump administration’s criticism of Beijing’s early response to the coronavirus outbreak with a new intelligence report, which has already been leaked to the media.
- DARPA research lab designing ‘game changer’ rapid coronavirus blood test repurposed from BIOWEAPONS detection projectGerm warfare researchers at the Pentagon’s shadowy advanced projects unit have developed a new coronavirus test that could spot infected patients before they become contagious, originally created to diagnose victims of bioweapons.
- Remdesivir approved for emergency use for Covid-19 treatment in US despite lackluster clinical trialsThe antiviral drug remdesivir has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use for Covid-19 treatment, despite mixed clinical results and lingering scientific questions.
- ONE IN SEVEN Americans would avoid Covid-19 treatment for fear of cost, even as pricey new pill shows promise against virusSome 14 percent of US adults would forgo medical care for Covid-19 symptoms because they couldn’t pay for it, a new poll has found – yet oblivious health authorities act as if the epidemic will be solved by drugs alone.
- ‘No need to generate undue alarm’: Doctors call for calm amid media hype over Covid-19-linked inflammatory syndrome in childrenThe Western media has been flooded with stories about a “mysterious disease” affecting children in the UK and the US that is supposedly linked to Covid-19. RT has asked a number of pediatricians if there is cause for concern.
- UK records highest weekly death toll from all causes SINCE RECORDS BEGAN amid Covid-19 surgeShocking fresh statistics show the devastating impact Covid-19 is having on the UK, revealing that it has recorded its highest weekly death toll since comparable records began in 1993.
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