Authorities in Romania say seven people died in a fire at a hospital intensive care unit with COVID-19 patients
(Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - November 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Romanian families protest mandatory use of masks in school
Several hundred Romanians, including many families with young children, have protested in the Bucharest against measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, especially social distancing and the mandatory use of masks in schools (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - September 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Burns in the emergency department: a one-year single center analysis on 355 cases - Pieptu V, Mihai A, Groza C, Gheorghi ţă C, Cimpoieşu D, Azoicăi D.
BACKGROUND: Burns are common reasons for emergency department presentations. While extensive or special burns require treatment in a specialized center, the majority are amenable to ambulatory treatment or hospitalization in a surgical ward. Romania has a ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 5, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
How COVID-19 has deepened the housing crisis
As workplaces have been closed and jobs lost, the strain of managing expensive housing costs has affected both renters and homeowners alike.
If you’ve found yourself in housing difficulty as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown, please tell UNISON here.
When lockdown came, school kitchen assistant Adriana Chirica lost all her work: “Even though the school was open for some vulnerable students, the kitchen was not. So I had no income for 8 weeks.
“Our housing costs are £1,100 a month with bills on top. My husband is freelance, and though he got a grant from the government, we have still had to borrow money from fa...
Source: UNISON Health care news - August 28, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Janey Starling Tags: Article Covid-19 housing Source Type: news
How COVID has deepened the housing crisis
As workplaces have been closed and jobs lost, the strain of managing expensive housing costs has affected both renters and homeowners alike.
If you’ve found yourself in housing difficult as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown, please tell UNISON here.
When lockdown came, school kitchen assistant Adriana Chirica lost all her work: “Even though the school was open for some vulnerable students, the kitchen was not. So I had no income for 8 weeks.
“Our housing costs are £1,100 a month with bills on top. My husband is freelance, and though he got a grant from the government, we have still had to borrow money from fam...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - August 28, 2020 Category: Food Science Authors: Janey Starling Tags: Article Covid-19 housing Source Type: news
Call for Urgent Action by 275 World Leaders on Global Education Emergency In Face of Covid19
Credit: UNICEF Mali / DickoBy External SourceNEW YORK, Aug 18 2020 (IPS) We write to call for urgent action to address the global education emergency triggered by COVID-19. With over 1 billion children still out of school because of the lockdown, there is now a real and present danger that the public health crisis will create a COVID generation who lose out on schooling and whose opportunities are permanently damaged. While the more fortunate have had access to alternatives, the world’s poorest children have been locked out of learning, denied internet access, and with the loss of free school meals – once a lifelin...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Economy & Trade Education Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Source Type: news
Coronavirus live news: Italy orders travellers from Spain, Croatia, Malta and Greece to be tested as cases rise
France and Spain report highest post-lockdown cases; more than60,000 new cases in India for third day running; New Zealand outbreakspreadsUK adds France to Covid-19 14-day quarantine listUK government quietly drops 1.3m Covid tests from England tallyFrance says UK quarantine will lead to reciprocal measuresMobile crematorium in Bolivia as deaths surgeUK coronavirus updates – live12.30pmBSTHungary,Romania andBulgaria have suffered their worst quarterly downturns in decades because of the pandemic, according to official data published in the three EU members Friday.The news agency, Agence France-Presse, reports thatHungary...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 14, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Helen Pidd (now); Josh Halliday, Helen Sullivan and Ben Doherty (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news UK news US news Australia news Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news
Adopting recommendations of a road safety management capacity review: addressing a tragic decade of road safety in Romania - Grzebieta R, Czapski R, Burlacu FA, Sakashita C, Soames Job RF, Burlacu A.
Key Findings
•Romania's road fatality rate per capita is the worst in the EU and third worst compared to 35 OECD countries.
• Ineffective leadership and lack of commitment to strong actions to reduce Romania's road fatalities were observed at va... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
What are the factors affecting tourist behavior based on the perception of risk? Romanian and Serbian tourists' perspective in the aftermath of the recent floods and wildfires in Greece - Kova čić S, Mărgărint MC, Ionce R, Miljković.
During the summer season 2018 and 2019, natural hazards (namely, floods and wildfires) have occurred at some of the most popular tourist destinations in Greece, endangering tourists ’ safety and vacation quality. These have influenced tourists’ percepti... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Fatal road traffic accidents in Mure ș County, Romania - a retrospective autopsy based study - Carașca C, Hogea T, Hădăreanu V.
OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this study is to evaluate the medico-legal aspects of fatal road traffic accidents.
Methods: This is a retrospective study consisting of 80 forensic autopsies performed at the Institute of Legal Medicine - Tîrgu Mureș... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 14, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Fears as first Covid-19 case reported in rebel-held Syrian camps – as it happened
WHO says pandemic is still accelerating; Hundreds of Romanians check themselves out of hospital; Serbia considers new lockdown. This blog is now closedFollow the latest global coronavirus live blog hereWHO says coronavirus pandemic still acceleratingWarning of Covid-19 ‘storm’ as pandemic accelerates across AfricaTrudeau and Trump ’s responses see wildly different results12.39amBSTWe ’ve launched a new blog at the link below – head there for the latest:Related:Coronavirus live news: Bolivia president tests positive amid record rise in South Africa cases12.05amBSTSouth Africa announced Thursday its highest daily n...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 9, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Helen Sullivan (now and earlier) , Damien Gayle ,Sarah Marsh , Amy Walkerand Nadeem Badshah Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news US news Australia news UK news Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news
Wind farms on the Black Sea coast could endanger bat populations in Eastern Europe
(Forschungsverbund Berlin) The Via Pontica, an important migration route for birds in Eastern Europe, runs along the Black Sea coast of Romania and Bulgaria. Bats also use this route. In this region, numerous wind farms have been installed in recent years because of good wind conditions. A Romanian research team with the Leibniz-IZW in Berlin demonstrated that this leads to high death rates of migrating bats and potentially large declines even in populations living in other countries. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 17, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Cochrane's 2019 Annual Review
A Message from the Governing Board Co-chairs, Chief Executive Officer and Editor in ChiefWe are delighted to publish Cochrane ’s2019 Annual Review, entitled: ‘Embracing Diversity’. As we celebrate 12 months of achievements and reflect on the global expansion and increasing impact of Cochrane’s work, and the growing diversity of our organization, we acknowledge that there is still more Cochrane can do to embrace and promote diversity in all its for ms. We publish ourAnnual Review at a time when millions of citizens around the world are demonstrating against the continuing racism and discrimination that blights the ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - June 8, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Rachel Klabunde Source Type: news
Aggressive behaviors among 15-16-year-old Romanian high school students: results from two consecutive surveys related to alcohol and other drug use at the European level - Bucur A, Ursoniu S, Caraion-Buzdea C, Ciobanu V, Florescu S, Vladescu C.
This study investiga... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 1, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The Latest: Romania's PM fined over virus lapses at meeting
Romania’s prime minister has paid fines totaling about $600 for smoking indoors and holding a meeting in a government building where participants did not follow social distancing rules (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - May 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
