These are the stories of the British coronavirus that you need to know today.
UK COVID-19 Update: Weekly test recommendations for NHS staff
Commons Health and Social Care Committee Latest report For COVID-19 handling, we recommend regular testing of NHS staff to keep the service running.
The report also warns of avoidable deaths of tens of thousands within a year due to interruptions in non-COVID services such as cancer treatment.
In a news release, MP said a “convincing case” was created for staff testing and “I still don’t understand why it can’t be implemented.”
In a statement, Chairman Jeremy Hunt took pride in the “heroic contributions” of frontline NHS staff, while the pandemic “had a major impact on regular NHS services. It could have been mitigated by previous infection control measures in the hospital and clearer communication with the patient being treated. It was interrupted.
“Weekly tests of NHS staff have been repeatedly promised in the hotspot area, but have not yet been offered. Otherwise, NHS will retreat primarily to COVID-only service during the second spike. There is a real risk of being forced. “”
Dr. Chaand Nagpaul, Chairman of the BMA Council, said the report indicated the need for “a credible plan to dig us out of trenches.”
Latest local lockdown
Liverpool, Warrington, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough are the most recent regions in England. Local blockade Limits.
Liverpool cases are 268 per 100,000 population.
Residents are encouraged not to be confused indoors with people from different households and to avoid non-essential travel.
Test and trace
The· Latest data The UK test and trace system from September 17th to 23rd shows a 61% increase in positive tests from the previous week.
Turnaround time improved with 70.6% of face-to-face swab tests taken the next day, compared to 52.9% last week.
Of those transferred to contact tracing, it reached 71.3%. Overall, we have reached 71.6% of the identified contacts.
Today’s Daily data Another 6914 UK positive test was reported, killing 59 people.
The hospital has 2276 COVID-19 patients and 332 ventilator beds.
in the meantime, Parents Nurses and other healthcare professionals have reported that they will no longer be involved in handling NHS 111 COVID-19 calls in the United Kingdom.
The decision followed a July audit after raising concerns about some phone quality and many “clinical cases” that “may have caused harm.”
Is case growth slowing?
Imperial and Ipsosmori REACT Of research Latest data Although the number of cases remains high in the UK, it suggests that recent measures may have begun to slow the increase in the number of cases.
Between September 18th and 26th, 84,610 swab tests were analyzed.
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363 positive
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55 out of 10,000 were infected with the virus
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1 in 100 people aged 18 to 24 was infected with the virus
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411,000 people are infected daily
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R was estimated to be 1.1
Professor Paul Elliott of Imperial commented: “The latest findings provide early evidence that the increase in new cases may have slowed, suggesting that efforts to control infection are working, but the prevalence of infection. Is the highest ever recorded. This reinforces the need for safeguards to limit the spread of the disease and the general public’s compliance with these. This is even more serious with COVID-19. It is essential to minimize the loss of illness and life. “
DELVE emphasizes vaccine challenges
The· Royal Society The Virus Epidemic Data Assessment and Learning (DELVE) report highlighted the challenges of COVID-19 vaccination.
These include:
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Vaccine protection and different efficacy differences in different populations
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Protection period and need for multiple doses or booster immunization
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Partial immunization requires higher vaccination rates
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Monitoring and data collection for safety and effectiveness
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Scale of production and delivery
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Public confidence in vaccination
Dr. Fiona Curry of Imperial College London, one of the lead authors, commented: “Vaccines are listed as the best opportunity to bring our lives back to normal, but they must be realistic. The road to vaccine success is fulfilled. The way we need it. There is a potential problem in finding vaccines that work effectively in and enabling them to be deployed. Proven vaccines can now be planned by planning the various scenarios that may be implemented. It is most likely to be used quickly. It is safe and effective. “
Meanwhile, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has begun the first rolling review of the COVID-19 vaccine for the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine.
In the statement, “EMA completes the assessment according to the usual criteria for quality, safety and effectiveness. The overall review timeline is still unpredictable, but the process needs to be shorter than the usual assessment. There is a rolling review. “
Delirium
Delirium According to a King’s College London study, it may be a major COVID-19 symptom in the frail elderly. Age and aging.
The findings are based on a study of 322 people aged 65 and over who tested positive and were admitted to St. Thomas Hospital in London between March and May.
The authors write: “This is the first study to show that delirium is more likely as a COVID-19 symptom in frail older people compared to other older people. This is the system of delirium in older patients with acute illness. Emphasizes the need for physical weakness assessment and screening. Hospital and community settings. Clinicians should suspect COVID-19 in frail adults with delirium. “
Invest in cancer diagnosis
Radiologists are looking for more investment in staffing and replacement of “obsolete scanners” and “obsolete” computer systems.
The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR), Society and College of Radiographers, and Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine have made statements prior to reviewing government spending.
Janet Dixon, President of RCR, commented: “Patients have long waited for scans to become infected with COVID-19, and because of the need to improve early diagnosis rates and access to the latest treatments, UK cancer outcomes are elsewhere in Europe. Being behind the community. Coronavirus pandemics have already exacerbated a desperate lack of resources throughout imaging and cancer treatment, but how quickly NHS is given confidence and preparation. It also emphasizes that it can be adapted to and improved. “
In another announcement, the NHS England report recommends setting up a community diagnostic hub for MRI, CT, and other diagnostic services.
Professor Mike Richards, the author of the report, said: “The pandemic has made it clearer that we need to redefine the way diagnostic services are delivered. These changes require time, capital investment and staff, but help the NHS recover and renew. Opportunity to do. “
Refund of NHS surcharge
Immigration health surcharge reimbursement system for overseas NHS staff promised by the Prime Minister in May It opened today.
The application will be processed by the NHS Business Services Authority and the UK Visas and Immigration Service.
Dr. Rinesh Parmar, Chair of the British Medical Association, commented: “The government has stopped giving people who have been serving our health and social care system in the best of times an indefinite vacation and a path to citizenship. To the Minister of Interior I want you to think again. “
Rule Violation
When Boris Johnson was talking at a press conference yesterday about the importance of everyone following the COVID-19 rules, a picture of his father Stanley shopping in London without a face mask emerged.
Johnson Senior apologized and said mirror He wasn’t “100% speeding up” on the rules after returning from abroad.
Another apology came from former Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn Sun .. He was portrayed breaking the rules of six at a dinner party of nine.
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