Something Seems To Be Not Quite Right Here And I Am Not Sure Why.

This appeared last week: 16 September 2021 Remote monitoring keeps patients safe at home By Holly Payne As our national focus shifts away from covid-zero and toward “living with the virus”, we’re left with questions about how the hospital system will manage the increase in patients. Virtual covid wards, where patients with milder symptoms are monitored at home, offer a shiny new solution to the issue. But with covid patients prone to rapidly deteriorate w ithout showing any outward distress – a phenomenon dubbed “happy hypoxia”– being able to quickly escalate care is also vital. Given the highly infectious nature of the virus, in particular the Delta strain, clinicians have been particularly concerned about the potential for spread among vuln erable hospital inpatients. These fears have been realised in the latest NSW outbreak, with fatal covid outbreaks at six Sydney hospitals since June 16. Given these risks, it is unsurprising that at-home monitoring of patients with mild symptoms... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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