Concerns have been raised about 10,000 low-cost ventilators Narendra Modi’s federal government bought as part of India’s action to the COVID-19 pandemic.
An exclusive report by HuffPost India reveals that two government-appointed committees have actually flagged concerns with the dependability and capability of the machines, which were purchased as part of a strategy to obtain 50,000 ventilators for hospitals to deal with an expected surge of patients.
According to main files, medical professionals alerted the devices “ought to not be thought about as a replacement for high-end ventilators” in ICUs, while experts declared they must only be utilized when a backup ventilator was offered.
In the middle of a global lack of ventilators, Indian companies were welcomed to bid for contracts on the condition that as soon as an order was put, the government would accept the gadgets only after they were approved by an expert panel.
Medical professionals, nevertheless, have actually flagged severe worry about the ventilators. In one example, 5 of 8 of the ventilators set up at a hospital in Meerut, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, stopped working, according to internal company talks examined by HuffPost India.
AgVa, the manufacturer of the ventilators, said their devices are working perfectly and blamed abuse by health center staff for any problems.
India, which is on track to surpass Russia as the 3rd most affected nation by cases, has actually reported 14,011 deaths from COVID-19 and 440,215 cases.
— Aman Sethi
Health Leaders Warn UK Must Start Preparing For Second COVID-19 Wave– 6/24/20, 5: 35 a.m. ET
Health leaders are requiring an immediate evaluation to guarantee Britain is effectively gotten ready for the “real danger” of a 2nd wave of coronavirus. Ministers have actually been warned that urgent action is needed to prevent more loss of life and to safeguard the economy amidst growing worries of a renewed break out over the winter.
The appeal is backed by the presidents of the Royal Colleges of Physicians, Surgeons, GPs and Nursing, in addition to the chairman of the British Medical Association.
It follows U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed Tuesday the biggest alleviating to date of the coronavirus lockdown in England. Johnson stated the 2-meter social-distancing rule would be changed with a “1-meter plus” guideline that leads the way for bars, restaurants, hotels and movie theaters to start resuming July 4.
In an open letter to the leaders of all the U.K. political parties released in the British Medical Journal, the health leaders warn: “While the future shape of the pandemic in the UK is hard to forecast, the available proof shows that local flare-ups are progressively most likely and a second wave a genuine danger.”
” The job now is not only to deal urgently with the extensive effects of the very first stage of the pandemic, however to ensure that the nation is sufficiently prepared to contain a 2nd stage.”
— Nadine White
Texas Reports More Than 5,000 New Coronavirus Cases In 24- Hour Period– 6/23/2020, 8: 30 p.m. ET
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott prompted residents to stay home and wear face masks outside after the state reported more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases in a 24- hour period on Tuesday, an all-time high as authorities work to include a continuous rise in infections.
” Because the spread is so rapid today, there’s never a reason for you to leave your home, unless you do need to go out,” Abbott told KBTX News.
Texas is among several states reporting record-high rates of infections and hospitalizations as regions across the nation continue to allow services to resume.
Previously this week, Abbott said the infection was spreading at an “undesirable rate” and alerted he was considering rolling back some reopening measures, although he stated that was “the last thing” he wished to do.
The guv also provided regional authorities more power to limit large events, which have actually been linked to break out clusters around the nation.
” I urge all Texans to do whatever in their power to decrease the transmission of the coronavirus by using a face mask, cleaning their hands frequently and remaining six feet apart from others,” Abbott stated in a declaration Tuesday.
— Nick Visser
There were 3,868 individuals hospitalized with the coronavirus throughout California on Tuesday, according to state data examined by the San Francisco Chronicle. The figure represents a record high for the state for the third day in a row.
The variety of confirmed coronavirus cases has been steadily climbing in California in recent weeks, with an average of over 4,000 new cases per day in the past week, according to the Los Angeles Times. About 42%of new cases in the past 2 weeks have been in Los Angeles County– far higher than its share of the state population.
Though a lot of areas in the state have been relieving constraints around activities and organisations in recent weeks, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) implemented a statewide required to use masks. Newsom also said Monday that he’s prepared to shut down parts of the economy once again if there’s a hazardous rise in cases.
— Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
Fauci Contradicts Trump, States Evaluating Isn’t Slowing Down– 6/23/2020, 1: 45 p.m. ET
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that the United States will continue to increase coronavirus testing, opposing President Donald Trump’s claims that he was scaling it back.
” I know for sure that, to my understanding, none of us have ever been informed to decrease on screening,” Fauci said throughout a House hearing.
His remarks follow Trump’s statements that he had actually instructed authorities to decrease COVID-19 testing programs. At his rally last weekend, Trump stated “screening is a double-edged sword” since it makes the break out seem even worse than it is.
” So I stated to my people,” Trump said, “slow the screening down please.”
— Lydia O’Connor
Fauci Says Next 2 Weeks Are ‘Crucial’ To Attending To Surges– 6/23/2020, 1: 25 p.m. ET
Dr. Anthony Fauci stated during his testament Tuesday that the coming weeks will be important for slowing COVID-19 surges around the country.
” The next number of weeks are going to be vital in our capability to address those rises we are seeing in Florida, Texas, Arizona and other states,” he stated.
Those states, to name a few, followed an aggressive resuming schedule. Now, they’re backtracking or executing brand-new rules. In the lack of a statewide mandate, several mayors in Miami-Dade County in Florida are implementing their own mask requirements. In Texas, authorities have temporarily suspended the alcohol licenses of 12 bars that broke security procedures.
— Lydia O’Connor
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the contagious illness expert leading the United States’ action to COVID-19, informed congressional leaders that he is “meticulously positive” about the prospects of making a vaccine available to the public “by the end of this fiscal year.”
Public health officials and industry leaders are working all the time to establish the vaccine, Fauci said at a Home hearing on Tuesday. Various vaccine trials are underway, with one set to enter Phase 3 of development in July.
— Marina Fang
Cinemas, Galleries And Museums In England To Resume July 4– 6/23/20, 7 a.m. ET
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is exp