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What do existing guidelines tell us about how doctors and nurses are likely to allocate scarce resources in the face of a pandemic?
For weeks, ny Governor Andrew Cuomo has pleaded with the federal for more ventilators—most urgently on behalf of latest York City, the present epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak within the us . and every week that has passed has brought the region closer to a nightmare scenario: having more patients who need ventilators than there are machines for them to use. It’s like watching the ball drop on New Year’s Eve in Times Square , only with none of the thrill , joy, hope—or, God forbid, crowds. It’s the grimmest of countdowns.



The governor hasn’t publicly elaborated on how hospitals will decide who gets the doubtless life-saving equipment within the event of a shortage. When asked at a news conference on March 31, he said, "I don't even want to believe that consequence. i would like to try to to everything I can to possess as many ventilators as we…

Running out of masks? Many have thought of making them themselves and on the web, tutorials to create masks at home starting from a piece of fabric and other simple materials are now on the agenda. Those are also welcome, but be careful: the fact remains that only certified masks that comply with the regulations are effective.

That said, if you feel safer going out wearing a sort of screen between your nose and mouth and the masks you had in stock are finished (remember that the surgical ones are not reusable several times anyway), they can also be created at home if you have even small sewing skills.

Nothing simpler, but it should be reiterated that these masks do not protect against contagion, but they are an additional measure to protect the mouth and nose from contact with the hands and prevent the most macroscopic parts from being dispersed. These masks are not a medical device, and cannot replace it!

From Malaysia, the young Ching Ng encourages those who are familiar with sewing ma…

Senate Democrats on Sunday hindered a coronavirus upgrade bundle from pushing ahead as chats on a few key arrangements remain slowed down.

Representatives casted a ballot 47-47 on propelling a "shell" charge, a placeholder that the content of the upgrade enactment would have been swapped into, missing the mark regarding the three-fifths edge expected to propel the proposition.

Any expectations of a speedy upgrade bargain immediately unwound on Sunday as the four congressional pioneers and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin neglected to break the stalemate. Senate Dominant part Pioneer Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) likewise deferred the procedural decision in favor of three hours as they attempted to get it.

Sen. John Thune (S.D.), the No. 2 Senate Republican, said there was a concession to the "general forms" of the bundle yet that they were all the while dealing with "connecting a portion of the arrangement" and numbers.

"That is to say, there are some rem…

In the Chinese response to the coronavirus, essential support has been given by technology: the tech sector has provided useful tools to contain the crisis. Would these methods also apply in Italy and, above all, now that the emergency is returning, will China give up these control instruments?



In the dystopian situation generated by the spread of the coronavirus, China quickly became aware of the essential role that technologies could play to counter the health crisis and normalize the economy.

The ongoing pandemic has therefore been a formidable testing ground in China for numerous new technologies in the medical, security and surveillance fields, tools which will be treasured in facing any future health emergency.

The extraordinary situation has also allowed the government to establish close relationships with the most promising companies in the tech sector, united in the common goal of perfecting the Chinese surveillance system in the name of health protection (for now).

Let's…

All updates on the spread of Covid-19 on Saturday 21 March
by Valentina Santarpia, Chiara Severgnini


















The numbers of the contagion in Italy are still rising: in all, since the beginning of the epidemic 53.578 people have contracted the Sars-CoV-2 virus and the victims are 4,825, 793 more than the day before (here is the latest report released today , Saturday 21 March, by the Civil Protection). And Prime Minister Conte has decided to further tighten the limitations . Meanwhile, the government is considering banning outdoor sports and reducing shop opening hours . On the international front, for the first time since the epidemic, China has not experienced any "domestic" infection and quarantine is loosened in Wuhan (here is the map with the global trend). The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide has exceeded 275,000, with nearly 11,400 deaths, according to John Hopkins
University.

6.38 am - Rwanda prohibits leaving home and closes borders
Rwanda announced on Saturday eve…