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Mysterious GPS signals reveal GHOST SHIPS sailing in wide circles off the coast of San Francisco, despite tracking data saying they should actually be thousands of miles away A watchdog group noticed some strange GPS signals near San Francisco Nine ships appeared to be traveling in circular patterns off the coastline The ships weren’t actually … Read more
Care homes have been abandoned to coronavirus and forced to accept infected patients with little means of preventing outbreaks, a survey reveals today. A third of homes have taken hospital patients with the virus, despite fewer than half being able to isolate them and control further spread. Deaths in care homes have also outstripped those … Read more
GPs in England say they have ‘no idea’ how many of their patients have coronavirus because the Government is not sharing test results with them. Family doctors and councils were promised the results from hundreds of thousands of swabs carried out at drive-through centres weeks ago. But the Government’s national testing programme coordinator said there … Read more
GPs posted naked selfies to draw attention to healthcare workers fighting on the German coronavirus frontline without protective equipment and clothing Blanke Bedenken aim to tell Germany’s health ministers their calls for PPE weren’t heard The group said ‘when we run out of what little we have, we look like this’ Firms producing the equipment … Read more
Retired GPs who have volunteered to return to the NHS and fight the coronavirus pandemic say they haven’t heard anything since applying last month. One frustrated former doctor said there had been a ‘deafening silence’ since they signed up, while another feels ‘useless and unwanted’. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said almost 12,000 retired NHS staff … Read more
Norwegian government uses cellular data tracking users’ movements to model the potential spread of coronavirus and anticipate what parts of the country will need medical supplies Norway is using cellular data to track the movements of people in groups of 20 The movement data is used to predict where COVID-19 flare-ups might occur Cell provider … Read more
MMR warning: WHO fears measles vaccination rate will plummet as millions of children are kept away from GPs during coronavirus crisis By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 00:05 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 13:00 BST, 14 April 2020 The World Health Organization fears that measles vaccination rates will plummet as millions of children are … Read more
How is the pandemic affecting general practice, the mainstay of NHS care? Across the UK, thousands of GPs are having to find new ways of looking after patients — potentially changing how all of us are treated in future, as this fascinating weekly diary, written by a GP in Yorkshire, reveals. The author, Dr Nick … Read more
Family of autistic six-year-old girl who only eats KFC popcorn chicken obtain GP’s note to ask fast food bosses to send them frozen snacks over fears lockdown will leave her malnourished Six-year-old Akira Gujadhur’s family say she will starve without KFC’s help They have used a doctor’s note to appeal to KFC for more popcorn chicken … Read more
South Korea vows to strap GPS tracker wristbands on lockdown flouters to stem coronavirus spread – as nation’s infections fall while death toll is 214 South Korea will begin rolling out trackable wristbands to lockdown flouters Controls are required because some people defied orders to stay at home Country has seen 10,512 confirmed cases with 214 … Read more