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1,000+ Artworks by Vincent Van Gogh Digitized & Put Online by Dutch Museums: Enter Van Gogh Worldwide | Open Culture

: 1,000+ Artworks by Vincent Van Gogh Digitized & Put Online by Dutch Museums: Enter Van Gogh Worldwide | Open Culture

Coronavirus: The Russian provinces buckling under Covid-19 – BBC News

Covid-19 infection rates are now surging again in Russia and this time the poorer provinces are being hit the hardest. In northern regions like Arkhangelsk patients have been forced to sleep on benches and in corridors and ambulance crews are overwhelmed.

Health workers in Russia are usually wary of sounding critical, but now they are reaching breaking point and are speaking out about their challenges. BBC Moscow correspondent Sarah Rainsford headed north to meet them.

Source: Coronavirus: The Russian provinces buckling under Covid-19 – BBC News

Ukrainian President Zelensky, chief of staff hospitalized with severe cases of COVID

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Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky and the head of his office, Andry Yermak, have been hospitalised after they contracted coronavirus earlier this week, a presidential official said on Thursday.

Zelensky and Yermak are being treated at Kyiv’s Feofania Clinical Hospital. “He first went home, but decided to move to Feofania, to accurately isolate and not expose anyone. There are better conditions for patients”, a presidential spokeswoman said, referring to the president’s health.

On Monday, Zelensky revealed that he tested positive for COVID-19. Other top officials, including the finance and defense ministers, were also reported to be infected.

On Wednesday, Zelensky’s cabinet voted to impose a national lockdown at weekends.

On Thursday, the country registered a record 11,057 new coronavirus cases over the previous 24 hours, with 198 new deaths. So far, it has registered a total of 500,865 infections and 9,145 deaths.

Three Doctors on the Front Lines: “It’s a Mistake To Think We Have this Disease Under Control” – DER SPIEGEL

Source: Three Doctors on the Front Lines: “It’s a Mistake To Think We Have this Disease Under Control” – DER SPIEGEL

German ICUs Are Struggling to Keep Up with Corona – The Second Wave Hits the Hospitals – DER SPIEGEL

The morning meeting at the Gross-Gerau District Hospital begins with bad news. “One the other, the clinics around us are closing their doors,” says hospital director Erika Raab. “The hospital in Odenwald” isn’t taking any new patients and “Bergstrasse” is also about to close, she says. And now it’s the turn of Darmstadt, a medium-sized city located just south of Frankfurt. “The hospital in Darmstadt is asking if we still have any beds free,” Raab says, peering out at the silent group of about a dozen doctors and nurses gathered in the meeting room. She already knows the answer. “OK, we’re already having to prioritize ourselves.” Source: German ICUs Are Struggling to Keep Up with Corona – The Second Wave Hits the Hospitals – DER SPIEGEL

Healthcare workers worry as coronavirus cases continue to mount – Radio Sweden | Sveriges Radio

  • Many say they are already worn down by the pandemic from the spring and summer, when thousands fell ill or died after testing positive for the disease.
  • With hospitalizations on the rise, they now fear a repeat of what happened then.
  • “I see from my colleagues that everyone is very fragile,” said Annelie Ryberg, a nurse from Borås, western Sweden.

Source: Healthcare workers worry as coronavirus cases continue to mount – Radio Sweden | Sveriges Radio

Newark, NJ’s Largest City, Defies Governor And Issues Strict Lockdown As Positivity Rate Soars – Gothamist

Baraka has also banned all visits to long term care facilities and limited indoor gatherings to no more than 10 people. The restrictions are in addition to earlier steps Baraka took two weeks ago, ordering an 8 p.m. curfew for non-essential businesses, when the city’s positivity rate was 11%. These measures go much further than any issued by Gov. Phil Murphy, who has so far resisted broader lockdown measures amid the second wave of the virus. On Monday, Murphy ordered indoor dining to stop by 10 p.m. and banned any seating at indoor bars. Murphy also banned all indoor interstate sports, starting Thursday.  “We really should be closing the stores down completely and I’m going to have a conversation with the governor,” said Baraka, who is a close ally of fellow Democrat Murphy. “This is not other towns, we have to run faster than the state, full steam ahead.” Newark recorded 446 new cases on Wednesday and Baraka said almost 700 residents—including six police officers—have died from COVID-19 since March. The city’s population hovers around 280,000.  University Hospital in Newark said it’s also seeing an increase in hospitalized patients, with numbers tripling in just two weeks.

Source: Newark, NJ’s Largest City, Defies Governor And Issues Strict Lockdown As Positivity Rate Soars – Gothamist

Spike in yellow fever deaths prompts Nigeria to revive vaccination campaigns | Global health | The Guardian

There is no specific treatment for yellow fever, which is largely transmitted in urban settings by mosquitos, yet vaccinations are nearly 100% effective. Recent decades have seen the introduction of mass vaccination programmes to combat the disease. But in recent years, cases have begun to rise. Before 2017, there had not been an outbreak of yellow fever in Nigeria for more than 20 years, said Adesola Yinka-Ogunyele, a doctor and epidemiologist at the NCDC. The climate crisis, increased migration and fewer vaccination campaigns are among the reasons for the increase even before the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: Spike in yellow fever deaths prompts Nigeria to revive vaccination campaigns | Global health | The Guardian