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moderate disease, or 15–20 days with severe illness. This applies to any attendance for hospital services. Those who are severely immunocompromised (online Supporting Information Appendix S1) may need specialist advice on duration of self-isolation. Of note, PCR positivity does not correlate with s...
As the government enters its second phase of the response to the coronavirus outbreak, the NHS has updated its advice for those concerned they may be at risk of contracting COVID-19. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK was now moving fromtrying to contain the virus to delaying its spre...
UK employers have a legal obligation under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 to protect staff from harm. And the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations place a duty to carry out individual risk assessments to identify hazards, quantify risks, and put suitable controls in ...
1 Consultant, Department of Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Medicine, Guy/s and St Thomas/ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK 2 Honorary Senior Lecturer, King/s College London, London, UK 3 Consultant, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive C...
“India’s gov’t braces for possible surge in COVID-19 cases”— India is gearing up for a possible surge in coronavirus infections as cases spread across China. No flights between the two countries have been suspended, but the government has asked health officials to step up surveillance. ...
UK financial crisis, and data from the Student Loans Company found that withdrawals from undergraduate courses in the two years post pandemic are increasing, averaging about 18,300 withdrawals compared to about 15,600 for the preceding three years (HM Government, 2023). While Covid-19 is not ...
Government ministers need to send the simple message that it is expected. The easiest and clearest way to do this would be to make it compulsory to wear a face covering in shops and other enclosed public places, bearing in mind that there are some groups who would be exempt." Face ...
In response to the public’s wavering volition in regard to vaccination, governments should be prepared to resolutely build confidence in vaccination and avoid vaccine hesitancy. Simultaneously, despite the high vaccination rates in some HICs, such as the USA and the UK, the population with anti-...