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Melburnians finally allowed home visits

Premier Daniel Andrews says Melburnians will soon be allowed to visit each other, but warns that homes are “the most dangerous place for the spread of this virus”. From Wednesday, two adults from one household will be able to visit another home accompanied by any dependents. Households will be restricted to one social gathering per… Read More »

Coronavirus: Dementia patients ‘deteriorating’ without family visits

Relatives of care home residents with dementia should be treated as key workers, leading charities say. In a letter to the health secretary, they write that the care given by family members is “essential” to residents’ mental and physical health. They argue the current limits on visitors have had “damaging consequences”. They want visits to… Read More »

Emergency department visits are down 42% across U.S. due to COVID-19

Hospital emergency departments are seeing steep declines in the numbers of patients they’re treating, and April was an especially rough month. In fact, from April to 2019 to April 2020 there was a 42% decline in emergency department visits, according to data published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the U.S. Centers for… Read More »

Dramatic drops in ER visits likely led to uncounted deaths

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. Hospital officials, anticipating a surge of COVID-19 cases, urged deferring routine, nonemergency care so doctors, nurses, and other personnel could focus… Read More »