The Portsmouth NHS Trust and ambulance service have declared a critical incident, due to staff shortages caused by COVID-19. “Due to extreme pressures on services, we have declared a critical incident at QA Hospital. We have limited space to treat …
The number of COVID-19 patients in Scottish hospitals hit its highest for 13 months, according to new figures released on March 10. Figures show that 1,636 people with COVID-19 were in the hospital on March 9, up 127 on the …
Iranian health authorities have confirmed the detection of the country’s first case of Omicron COVID-19 variant in a man returning from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Iran’s Deputy Health Minister, Kamal Heidari said that the patient is a middle-aged man …
Pakistan has verified its first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in the southern Sindhi province on Thursday. The Aga Khan University Hospital in the city of Karachi, reported the first case of the variant in a 65-year-old female patient, …
The US has announced its first confirmed omicron COVID-19 variant case on Wednesday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the US’s top infectious disease expert, made the announcement at the White House. “We knew it was just a matter of time before the …
Germany is going through its worst wave of COVID-19 infections and fatalities as 351 more people have died in the past 24 hours. The Robert Koch Institute said the death toll has now reached 100,119 while another 75,000 new infections …
Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville, N.Y. has announced it is planning to stop delivering babies temporarily later this month after multiple employees quit their jobs over a Covid-19 vaccination mandate. The mandate required all healthcare workers in the state …
Malaysia reported that its Intensive Care Units (ICU) in three provinces, Selangor, Johor, and Penang, have surpassed 90% capacity on Sunday. Health Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said that Selangor and Johor are at 96% capacity while Penang has reached 94% …
The British army was called in to assist the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to cope with a 68% rise in demand for emergency services, the highest level in NEAS history. “In response to the increased demand we are facing, …
The United States will send medical assistance to India amid a recent surge of COVID-19 cases in the South Asian country, the White House announced on April 25. “Just as India sent assistance to the United States as our hospitals …