PPE Universe

18/11/2020

A Covid-19 vaccine developed in China has shown success in mid-stage trials, researchers say.

There are several vaccines being developed in China, some of which are already being administered.

According to the researchers, the Sinovac Biotech vaccine led to a quick immune response during trials with around 700 people.

The announcement comes after European and US vaccines reported successful data from large late-stage trials.

Three vaccines, developed in the US, Germany and Russia, have all released data suggesting efficiency of more than 90%, after trials with tens of thousands of people.

A study suggests that one of China's vaccines shows a quick immune response.

05/11/2020

Liverpool to be regularly tested for coronavirus in first whole city testing pilot
Everyone living or working in Liverpool will be offered COVID-19 testing, whether they have symptoms or not.

Prime Minister announces new whole city testing approach to launch in Liverpool from Friday with hundreds of thousands of new, rapid turnaround tests deployed
all residents and workers will be offered repeat COVID-19 testing, even if asymptomatic, to find more positive cases and break chains of transmission
tests to be provided through a partnership between Liverpool City Council, NHS Test and Trace and Ministry of Defence, with logistical support from Armed Forces personnel.

05/11/2020

UK Resumes Lockdown
England has re-entered a national lockdown, following other European nations which have taken drastic steps to counter a surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths across the continent.

The restrictions, which took effect at midnight Thursday, will see restaurants, bars and non-essential businesses close until December 2.
England's lockdown came days after similar measures were enacted in France and Germany, and ahead of a number of Italian regions becoming "red zones" on Friday.
Speaking before the parliamentary vote Wednesday which paved the way for the new lockdown, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he had been "confronted" with data projecting that the UK's National Health Service (NHS) could "collapse" in the face of increased demand because of Covid-19.
Johnson said deaths in the second wave of the pandemic could potentially exceed those recorded in the spring, with the number of coronavirus patients in some hospitals "already higher than at the peak of the first wave."

England has reentered a national lockdown, following other European nations who have taken drastic steps to counter a surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths across the continent.

02/11/2020

Matt Hancock’s Department of Health spent more than £700m on all-covering protective outfits in a few weeks during the first wave of Covid-19, only for all but a tiny fraction to be put into storage, it has emerged.

The department did not dispute estimates that at least 29m coveralls were purchased, of which just 545,000 have so far been used in the NHS and care system over a nine-month period.

Contracts were awarded to a series of companies - including some very small operations with little apparent track record in the field - without a competitive tendering process in April and May on the grounds of “extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable”.

Ministers have already come under fire for a succession of deals quietly struck with firms run by Conservative friends for personal protective equipment (PPE) at the height of the pandemic.

Only 545,000 of an estimated 29m coveralls distributed for use

02/11/2020

SERIOUS consideration should be given to decontaminating and reusing PPE to alleviate shortages and improve sustainability, according to a briefing paper that the UK Government requested from engineers.

The paper was submitted to Government by the UK’s National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC) with input from expert members of IChemE. The briefing follows the Government’s publication of a PPE strategy for England, which outlines how the UK has increased domestic manufacture of PPE from meeting just 1% of demand before the pandemic to the 70% of demand that it estimates will be achieved by December.

The strategy, which the Government published at the end of September, noted that the National Health Service (NHS) is interested in pursuing the reuse strategies that other countries have adopted to increase their resilience to PPE shortages. While more than 2bn items of PPE have been delivered to health and social workers in England between March and July, shortages have been reported. Now the health service faces increasing pressure from rising Covid-19 infections and the winter flu season.

SERIOUS consideration should be given to decontaminating and reusing PPE to alleviate shortages and improve sustainability, according to a briefing paper that the UK Government requested from engineers.

02/11/2020

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new monthlong lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals in weeks.

On the day the U.K. passed 1 million confirmed Covid-19 cases, Johnson made a sudden about-face and confirmed that stringent restrictions on business and daily life would begin Thursday and last until Dec. 2.

He said at a televised news conference that “no responsible prime minister” could ignore the grim figures.

“Unless we act, we could see deaths in this country running at several thousand a day,” said Johnson, who was hospitalized earlier this year for a serious case of Covid-19.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new monthlong lockdown after being warned that without tough action a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals in weeks.

02/11/2020

Covid-19 deaths could be twice as high over the winter as they were in the first wave of the pandemic, PM Boris Johnson is expected to warn MPs later.

In a Parliamentary statement he will say there is "no alternative" as he seeks to win support for the planned four-week lockdown across England.

But Mr Johnson will explain he was "right to try every possible option" before ordering people to stay at home.

Labour has said it will back the lockdown but criticised the delay.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54773196

01/11/2020

Corona cases in the UK according to worldometers
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

United Kingdom
Coronavirus Cases:
1,011,660
Deaths:
46,555

United Kingdom Coronavirus update with statistics and graphs: total and new cases, deaths per day, mortality and recovery rates, current active cases, recoveries, trends and timeline.

01/11/2020

Latest Coronavirus statistics according to https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Coronavirus Cases:
46,495,558
Deaths:
1,201,942
Recovered:
33,561,782

Live statistics and coronavirus news tracking the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, tests, and death toll due to the COVID-19 coronavirus from Wuhan, China. Coronavirus counter with new cases, deaths, and number of tests per 1 Million population. Historical data and info. Daily charts,....

26/10/2020

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