Polsko-Hiszpańska Izba Gospodarcza
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How We Can Stop the Spread of COVID-19 By Christmas
We are at war with a virus that is currently winning by taking two 9/11’s worth of victims every week—by Christmas it could be three. There is no question that if 1,000 Americans were dying each day in a war, we would act swiftly and decisively. Yet, we are not. This should not be about politics—it is…
The Swedish COVID-19 Response Is a Disaster. It Shouldn’t Be a Model for the Rest of the World
The Swedish COVID-19 experiment of not implementing early and strong measures to safeguard the population has been hotly debated around the world, but at this point we can predict it is almost certain to result in a net failure in terms of death and suffering. As of Oct. 13, Sweden’s per capita death rate is 58.4 per…
ASW Whitepaper — Reopening School
ASW Reopening in August 2020 The American School of Warsaw reopened on 18 August 2020, ready to welcome students and prepared with a three-layer plan, STOP-PROTECT-REACT (Figure 1). We started the year by testing all students and staff. We were pleased to see no positive cases in that initial round of testing, and we started…
Roche to launch SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test in countries accepting CE mark, allowing fast triage decisions at point of care
Antigen test reliably and quickly triages people suspected of SARS-CoV-2, with results ready in 15 minutes, allowing informed treatment decisions Antigen test accurately screens individuals with known exposure to infected SARS-CoV-2 patients, providing fast answers regarding their infection status Affordable and small, instrument-free testing kit enables convenient use for healthcare professionals at different point of…
How serious is Hong Kong’s third wave of Covid-19 infections
Hong Kong third wave is 'worrying’ Public health experts say the third wave of infection now hitting Hong Kong is the worst it has seen so far, and is much more worrying than an outbreak earlier this year. „This is the start of a sustained massive local outbreak that we have never seen,” said Prof…
Merck CEO Frazier says COVID-19 vaccine hype a 'grave disservice’ to the public
Politicians, government officials and pharma executives alike have been predicting a COVID-19 vaccine debut by year’s end, but Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier doubts that’s possible—and Merck has enough vaccine experience to know the obstacles ahead. Instead, those who are promising vaccines later this year could be hurting the overall fight against the pandemic, Frazier figures.…
Prepare for a winter covid-19 spike now, say medical experts
The news: We should prepare now for a potential new wave of coronavirus cases this winter, according to the UK’s Academy of Medical Sciences. Health-care systems tend to struggle in winter anyway because infectious diseases spread faster as we spend more time in poorly ventilated indoor spaces, and because conditions like asthma, heart attacks, and stroke…
Refusing to wear face masks should be as taboo as drunk driving, science chief says
(CNN) – Refusing to wear a face mask during the Covid-19 pandemic should be as socially unacceptable as drunk-driving, or driving without using a seat belt, the president of the UK’s Royal Society said Tuesday. Venki Ramakrishnan called for everyone to wear a face covering in public — particularly in enclosed public spaces — pointing to new evidence suggesting…
Nowoczesny system zarządzania ryzykiem epidemicznym w przedsiębiorstwach
W walce z koronawirusem, oraz innymi tego typu mikrobami, ważne są dwie zasady: robienie wszystkiego aby uniknąć zakażenia oraz szybkie reagowanie w przypadku podejrzenia choroby. Unikanie zakażenia wirusem nie jest proste, wymaga od nas wypracowania pewnych nawyków, w wielu przypadkach zupełnie nowych nawyków. Noszenie masek ochronnych w miejscach zamkniętych, utrzymywanie dystansu społecznego, przestrzeganie zasad higieny…
