It was a Thursday. It was supposed to be one of those “regular” evening shifts. Then, at 6:15 p.m., my first page went off: Bed 11, Mrs. R., Dr. H. needs to talk to you. The page came from the COVID section of the emergency department. I immediately called back. It saddened me when I… Read More: The emotional side of being a doctor during the COVID-19… »
This is part of our Coronavirus Update series in which Harvard specialists in epidemiology, infectious disease, economics, politics, and other disciplines offer insights into what the latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak may bring. Harvard public health experts said the nation’s COVID-19 epidemic is getting “quite out of hand” and that, with cases rising rapidly… Read More: Pandemic threatens to veer out of control in U.S. »
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. President Donald Trump caused a stir when he said at his rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, last weekend that he wanted less testing for COVID-19. While aides denied that, it didn’t help when on Wednesday the administration announced it would cut off federal funding for a… Read More: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: The Pandemic Shifts; The Politics, Not… »
TOKYO (Reuters) – Almost a month after Tokyo declared a state of emergency, dozens of call centre employees for telecom KDDI Corp (9433.T) still commute into their crowded office, where the fear of coronavirus infection has taken a back seat to data security. FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask walks past in… Read More: Call centres expose fault line in Japan’s pandemic fight »