The article discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the area of admission and short-term care (ADB) in the Internal Medical Unit of Ospedale dell'Angelo in Italy. The pandemic led to structural and functional changes in the ADB unit, with beds being transfo...
diagnostic tests, and GP visits. With Flexicare our short-term health insurance international plans will also cover medical evacuations, just in case the treatment you need is not available in your new country. Our plans also include treatment for covid-19 giving you peace of mind during ...
The need of fracture patients for long-term medical care will increase the chance that COVID-19 infection will occur in hospitals29,30,31. There is also increased evidence indicating that the incidence of COVID-19 in elderly individuals and its mortality rate in elderly patients are very high...
Figure 2. Short-term health impacts of improved air quality and COVID-19 during the lockdown period in (A) China and (B) Europe in 2020 Avoided premature deaths due to reduced PM2·5 concentrations are indicated by green bars, additional premature deaths due to increased PM2·5 concentrations...
In any economic environment, the performance metrics used in executive STI plans should reflect both key drivers of long-term value and optimal alignment with company strategy. However, due to the extraordinary external situation in light of COVID-19 and the related economic impact, it is prudent...
To prevent the escalation of COVID-19 transmission, China locked down one-third of its cities, which strictly curtailed personal mobility and economic activities. Using comprehensive daily air quality data in China, we evaluated the impacts of these meas
2019 (COVID-19) epidemic leads to an extended period of 2–3 weeks of weakened socioeconomic activity in China after the holiday, while the minimum value of socioeconomic activity intensity decreases by 0.12. Although socioeconomic activity is significantly suppressed in the short term, the ...
The continuously growing number of COVID-19 cases pressures healthcare services worldwide. Accurate short-term forecasting is thus vital to support country-level policy making. The strategies adopted by countries to combat the pandemic vary, generating different uncertainty levels about the actual number...
These questions are of immediate concern to policymakers seeking a balance between protecting the health of the population by containing the spread of the virus and implementing policies to protect people’s economic wellbeing. A few recent studies examine the short-term effects of the COVID-19 ...
By early May 2020, the number of new infections of COVID-19 started to increase rapidly in Chile, threatening the ability of health services to accommodate all incoming cases. Suddenly, ICU capacity planning became a first-order concern and the health authorities were in urgent need of tools ...