[Reprinted: CNW, 8-12-2020] PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The technical director of the Epidemiology Division at the Ministry of Health, Dr Avery Hinds, has warned that Trinidad and Tobago should brace itself for an upsurge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases given the increased movement of people over the past few days. “As you have seen there has been a fair amount of gathering and movement in the … [Read more...]
Penn State University develops disposable stethoscope
[Reprinted: Healthcare Business News, 7/14/2020] Students and faculty at Penn State University have teamed up to develop disposable, single-patient stethoscopes for front-line healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients. The university’s college of engineering collaborated with Penn State Health and the Center for Medical Innovation at Penn State College of Medicine to create the device, … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 47,758
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 6-29-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of today, June 29: Dominican Republic- 31,373 cases, 726 deaths, 17,142 recovered Haiti- 5847 cases, 104 deaths, 787 recovered French Guiana- 3461 cases, 12 deaths, 1249 recovered Cuba- 2332 cases, 86 deaths, 2201 recovered Puerto Rico- 1638 cases, 153 deaths … [Read more...]