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Dr. Boarhead’s Summary of Global Updates on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus: 26th April 2020 1. Imperial College London: A hospital planning tool can calculate the capacity of beds, staff, and ventilator equipment and show how much capacity can be gained by implementing strategies to manage admissions and increase and reorganize care. < 17 Apr.> [key info] A tool has been developed to deal with extreme surges in demand for hospital care. [link] https://www.imperial.ac.uk/mrc-global-infectious-disease-analysis/covid-19/report-15-hospital-capacity/ 2. Boston University Radio: It is difficult to know how many people are dying from COVID-19, mostly because of the lack of adequate testing for the disease. In addition, mortality rates may differ across regions, because different populations have different distributions of risk factors, such as age, hypertension, and obesity. < 17 A
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