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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A <keyword id="11911042" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="missouri" source="Orion">Missouri</keyword> hospital reported a rise in attacks on staff by patients in 2020. </li><li>By the end of the year, Cox Medical Center Branson will give up to 400 employees panic buttons. </li><li>The panic buttons will be on their ID cards and will send a message to security for help. </li></ul>A Missouri hospital is using grant money to attach panic buttons to the identification badges of its nurses and other workers after attacks on hospital staff rose last year. By the end of this year, staff who work in the emergency room and inpatient hospital rooms at Cox Medical Center Branson will be able to use a panic button that alerts security who can then track the employee's location, the facility said in a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/coxhealth/posts/10158231132932592">Facebook announcement.</a>In their post, the facility said that assaults on staff by patients have tripled in the past year. Total assaults rose from 40 in 2019 to 123 in 2020. Total injuries rose from 17 in 2019 to 78 in 2020, the facility said.In the Facebook post, Alan Butler, system director of Public Safety and Security, said the buttons are a critical tool to curb assaults. "When Public Safety response is critical and it's not possible to get to a phone, person panic buttons fill a critical void," Butler said. "Personal Panic Buttons (PPBs) are one more tool in the battle to keep our staff safe and further demonstrate this organization's commitment to maintaining a safe work and care environment."Ashley Blevins, a nurse at the hospital, told <a href="https://www.ky3.com/2021/09/20/cox-medical-center-branson-adding-panic-buttons-employee-badges-after-reports-increased-staff-assaults/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KYTV</a> that she's been "spit on, cussed out," and even beaten by patients in the last year. "It's nice we have the chance to press our button and security knows exactly where we are and if we end up having to chase a patient down they'll know where our last location is," Blevins told KYTV.The Facebook post said the hospital system tested out similar buttons at their Springfield, Missouri, hospital. An April report in <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2779310">JAMA</a> found that violence against healthcare workers has been on the rise for at least the past decade. In November 2020, a <a href="https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/national-nurse-survey-4-exposes-hospitals-knowing-failure-prepare-covid-19-surge">survey</a> by the National Nurses United found that about 20% of 15,000 respondents said they dealt with increased violence on the job.The nurses attributed the rise of violence to "decreasing staffing levels, changes in the patient population, and visitor restrictions."Cox Medical Center Branson is also having the distress calls display on the hospital's nurse call system, so when an employee is being assaulted in a room, the outside of the room will light up and a custom tone will ring at designated nurse call consoles.

A Missouri hospital is giving employees panic buttons to address rising attacks on healthcare workers during the pandemic

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The World Health Organization refused to say how many of its staff have received a COVID-19 vaccine. </li><li>The agency told the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/europe-health-geneva-coronavirus-pandemic-united-nations-9e984416b2103218d5e533ccffffec8d">Associated Press</a> the information was "confidential."</li><li>In April, the agency said it was against vaccine mandates. </li></ul>The World Health Organization will not reveal the number of its own staff <keyword id="6366244" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="who" source="Orion">who</keyword> are vaccinated against COVID-19, the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/europe-health-geneva-coronavirus-pandemic-united-nations-9e984416b2103218d5e533ccffffec8d">Associated Press</a> reported. "We won't have that because it's confidential," Dr. Margaret Harris, a World Health Organization spokeswoman told the AP. WHO has been pushing for greater vaccine access across the globe, and has <a href="https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/covid-19-vaccines/advice">encouraged people to get vaccinated as soon</a> as they're able. The organization is a leader in <a href="https://www.who.int/initiatives/act-accelerator/covax">COVAX</a>, a program to help send vaccines to countries that need them the most. The agency also keeps track of data published by countries on vaccination rates and reports on it but while some of WHO's leadership - like <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-director-tedros-adhanom-happy-covid-19-vaccine-camera-2020-12">Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus</a> - have said they've been vaccinated<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-director-tedros-adhanom-happy-covid-19-vaccine-camera-2020-12">,</a> medical privacy rules have made it difficult for the agency to release more data on how many employees have gotten their shots.In November 2020, the agency disclosed that <a href="https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/longevity/526167-65-world-health-organization-staffers-have-tested">65 staff members tested positive for COVID-19.</a> Earlier this month, President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-to-unveil-strict-vaccination-requirement-for-federal-workers-2021-9">announced a plan to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the US by making vaccination mandatory for federal employees,</a> contractors of federal agencies, and staff at all healthcare facilities that receive federal funding from Medicare or Medicaid. Additionally, private companies with more than 100 employees have to require workers to be <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-underfunded-understaffed-osha-will-enforce-vaccine-mandate-2021-9">vaccinated or get tested weekly</a>. In April of this year, WHO <a href="https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/27/facebook-posts/covid-19-vaccine-mandated-several-other-organizati/">said</a> it does not support COVID-19 vaccine mandates. WHO isn't the only organization not releasing data on internal vaccinations: A United Nations spokesperson also told the AP their agency was unable to release the number of its staff that have been vaccinated. "We don't disclose this kind of information. It's something that is said to the medical service. So, no, unfortunately, we won't be able to give you these numbers," UN spokeswoman Alessandra Vellucci told the AP. WHO did not respond to Insider's request for comment.

The World Health Organization compiles data on global COVID-19 vaccine figures but says it can't reveal how many of its own staff have been vaccinated

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a law curbing the use of attack dogs in state prisons.</li><li>Lawmakers credited a Business Insider investigation with shedding light on the abusive practice.</li></ul>Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday signed a bill into law that severely restricts the use of attack-trained patrol dogs in state prisons after the legislation <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/virginia-lawmakers-limit-alarming-patrol-dog-attacks-on-state-prisoners-2024-2">garnered widespread bipartisan support</a> in the in the Virginia legislature. The move comes after a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guard-dogs-attack-prison-inmates-abu-ghraib-torture-trauma-2023-7">Business Insider investigation</a> last year revealed that Virginia prisons use attack-trained dogs far <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/legislation-curb-patrol-dogs-in-virginia-prisons-2023-12">more than any other state</a> or commonwealth. Prison dogs attacked 271 incarcerated people in Virginia between 2017 and 2022, BI previously reported. The state with the second most attacks — Arizona — recorded 15 incidents in the same time period. Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Virginia credited BI with bringing the abusive practice to light.The law aims to significantly curb the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-dogs-are-trained-to-attack-us-prisoners-history-2023-10?video-destination=">deployment of patrol dogs</a> in attacking prisoners except when "immediately necessary" to prevent the "threat of serious bodily injury or death" of prisoners or staff.A warden or other supervisor must now grant permission for the dogs to be used to intervene in a fight, and any fight in which they are used must now involve at least three prisoners.The changes come after BI reported that patrol dogs were frequently used in Virginia to attack men who wouldn't leave their cells or who became involved in one-on-one altercations.Seven other states also use dogs to attack prisoners, leading to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/correctional-officers-prison-staff-attack-dogs-bite-2023-7">devastating injuries in some cases</a>, BI reported.At least 18 incarcerated men in Virginia have received emergency hospital care for injuries ranging from muscle and tissue damage to septic infections as a result of dog attacks since 2017. Others told BI that they suffered psychological trauma following their attacks.Youngkin signed the legislation this week after it passed Virginia's House of Delegates with an 82-15 vote and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/virginia-lawmakers-limit-alarming-patrol-dog-attacks-on-state-prisoners-2024-2">received unanimous support</a> in the state's senate last month.The bill was one of 60 that Younkin took final action on this week, signing 36 into law, offering amendments to two, and vetoing another 22."Today, I'm pleased to sign bipartisan bills into law, including legislation that will aid economic development in Southwest Virginia Coal Country, put reasonable restrictions on the use of canines in corrections facilities, make it easier for Virginians to prosecute violations of their protective orders, and improve the delivery of services to Virginians with development disabilities by allowing them more time to work with support coordinators to find the right provider," Youngkin said in a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/news-releases/2024/march/name-1023794-en.html">press release</a>.

Virginia governor signs bipartisan bill that limits the use of dogs to attack prisoners in the commonwealth

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Around 16% of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/carnival-cruise-man-overboard-detection-technology-coast-guard-congress-2023-8">passenger deaths </a>on cruise ships are caused by cardiac incidents, one <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ijtmgh.com/article_119591.html">study</a> found. </li><li>Most cruise ships should have at least two defibrillators onboard. </li></ul>Passengers board cruise ships expecting rest and relaxation — not <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/celebrity-cruises-equinox-corpse-drinks-cooler-decompose-days-lawsuit-2023-4">deadly heart attacks</a>.Unfortunately, cardiovascular emergencies on cruise ships are not uncommon and are often serious, a 2010 study published in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.researchgate.net/journal/The-American-Journal-of-Cardiology-0002-9149?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIiwicGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIn19">The American Journal of Cardiology</a> found.Approximately 16% of passenger fatalities (89 out of 557) reported on cruise ships from 2000 to 2019 were caused by cardiac incidents, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ijtmgh.com/article_119591.html">research</a> conducted by Travis Heggie, a professor at Bowling Green State University who specializes in health and safety risks in the tourism industry.This is in part due to the age demographic of cruise passengers. Around one-third of passengers are age 60 or older, <a target="_blank" href="https://cruising.org/-/media/clia-media/research/2023/2022-1r-clia-001-overview-global-final.ashx">data</a> from the industry trade group Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) shows, an age group that's at a higher risk of heart complications.If you have pre-existing conditions or are at a high risk of cardiovascular disease, here are some things to keep in mind before embarking on a cruise.<h2>What kind of medical care is available on cruise ships?</h2>If you have a heart attack on a cruise ship, you might receive initial treatment in the ship's medical center.While most cruise ships adhere to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.acep.org/patient-care/policy-statements/health-care-guidelines-for-cruise-ship-medical-facilities">medical guidelines</a> set by The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the level of medical care available on a cruise ship is typically not as advanced as that offered in U.S. hospitals.Cruise lines can contract medical staff from different countries around the world, meaning they don't always have the same credentials, training, or educational background required of staff employed in American hospitals, Jamie Barnett, the president of the International Cruise Victims Association, told Insider.The ACEP guidelines set standards for the qualifications, experience levels, certifications, and skills of cruise ship doctors and clinical staff. For example, physicians employed by the cruise ship must have "competent skill levels" in emergency cardiovascular care as well as minor surgical skills, and at least one physician must be certified in advanced trauma life support. All cruise ship clinical staff, including nurses, must have at least three years of post-graduate experience.The ACEP also requires cruise ships to have at least two defibrillators, one of which should be a portable automated external defibrillator (AED), a device non-medical personnel can use during sudden cardiac arrest.<div type="image" title="An ambulance takes a patient from the cruise ship Coral Princess to the hospital as the ship is docked at the Port of Miami, Florida" height="2787" width="4479" msid="103478525" hostid="261" sizebytes="1146550"></div>"The ACEP guidelines, which are mandatory for CLIA oceangoing Cruise Line Members, specify that cruise ships must have at least one qualified medical professional available 24/7 for medical bay visits or cabin 'house calls,'" a CLIA spokesperson told Insider in a statement. "Also, cruise ships must have an examination room, an intensive care room, and equipment and procedures for processing labs, monitoring vital signs, and administering medications."Patients who require more comprehensive facilities or treatment are typically referred to a shoreside medical facility, the spokesperson added.Another thing to be aware of is that if you do receive medical treatment on a cruise ship, you may end up footing the bill. Most regular health insurance policies do not cover cruise ship medical services.Some <a target="_blank" href="https://www.medicare.gov/Pubs/pdf/11037-Medicare-Coverage-Outside-United-States.pdf">Medicare plans</a> may cover the costs if you receive medically necessary treatment no further than six hours away from a U.S. port. Otherwise, your best bet is to purchase <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/best-cruise-travel-insurance-companies">cruise insurance</a> prior to your trip.<h2>Medical evacuations on cruise ships</h2>If a passenger needs treatment beyond the capabilities of the ship's medical center, they may be evacuated by air or transferred after the ship has reached the nearest port. If the ship is located in American jurisdiction, the U.S. Coast Guard will handle medical evacuations.Medical evacuations don't always go smoothly. In April, a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-coast-guard-helicopter-nearly-crashes-ocean-cruise-ship-rescue-2023-5">Coast Guard helicopter nearly crashed into the ocean</a> during the medical evacuation of a 76-year-old passenger who was experiencing heart attack-like symptoms aboard the cruise ship Carnival Dream.During cardiac emergencies, time is of the essence — half the deaths from a heart attack occur in the first three to four hours after symptoms begin, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cedars-sinai.org/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/h/heart-attack-myocardial-infarction.html">Cedars Sinai Hospital</a> warns its patients.<h2>Medical checklist for cruise ship passengers</h2><div type="image" title="Coast Guard medevacs a 82-year-old man from a cruise ship approximately 270 miles off the San Diego coast, Oct. 17, 2022." height="850" width="1133" msid="103478526" hostid="261" sizebytes="46086"></div>To prepare for cruise ship travel, Cleveland Clinic physicians<a target="_blank" href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/41147921_Cardiovascular_Emergencies_in_Cruise_Ship_Passengers"> suggest</a> passengers take the following steps:<ol><li class="li1">Pack an adequate supply of all medications and bring an updated medication list.</li><li class="li1">For passengers with known coronary artery disease, travel with sublingual nitroglycerin.</li><li class="li1">Bring a hard copy of a 12-lead electrocardiogram if baseline is abnormal.</li><li class="li1">For passengers with pacemakers, deﬁbrillators, coronary stents, or heart valves, carry a manufacturer's card.</li><li class="li1">For passengers with known cardiovascular disease, travel with physician's contact information and a recent summary of medical history.</li><li class="li1">For the elderly, sedentary, or those with known cardiovascular disease, consider pre-travel evaluation with physician.</li><li class="li1">Evaluate new cardiovascular symptoms or change in clinical status with physician before travel.</li><li class="li1">Check with physician regarding safety of initiating an exercise program.</li><li class="li1">Consider purchasing medical evacuation insurance if not covered under own health insurance.</li></ol>

What happens if a passenger has a heart attack on a cruise ship

<ul class="summary-list"><li>As the new coronavirus, now known as COVID-19, continues to spread, hundreds of healthcare workers are getting sick.</li><li>The <a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3050077/least-500-wuhan-medical-staff-infected-coronavirus">South China Morning Post reported</a> that in Wuhan, China, where the outbreak began, up to 500 healthcare workers have confirmed diagnoses.</li><li>Another 600 cases among medical staff are suspected in Wuhan.</li><li>One study found that nearly a third of the 138 patients involved were healthcare workers.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>Healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak are getting sick.At least 500 health workers in Wuhan hospitals have contracted the virus, the<a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3050077/least-500-wuhan-medical-staff-infected-coronavirus"> South China Morning Post reported Tuesday</a>, and approximately 600 more cases are suspected in Wuhan.In one case, a patient admitted to a hospital in Wuhan infected at least 10 medical workers and four other patients, according to a study <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2761044?guestAccessKey=f61bd430-07d8-4b86-a749-bec05bfffb65&amp;utm_source=For_The_Media&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ftm_links&amp;utm_content=tfl&amp;utm_term=020720">published Friday in the Journal of the American Medical Association</a>. Of the 138 total patients in that study, 29% were healthcare workers.Three Chinese healthcare workers have died, including <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-whistleblower-doctor-li-wenliang-in-critical-condition-2020-2">doctor Li Wenliang</a>, who was censored by Chinese authorities after warning colleagues about the new virus.These reports highlight a concerning threat both to the individuals working to curb this outbreak and to Wuhan's already overstressed healthcare system.<h2>Healthcare workers at risk</h2>The coronavirus has infected more than 45,000 people and killed at least 1,100. It has spread to 25 countries beyond than China. (For the latest numbers, see <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-virus-everything-we-know-deadly-2019-ncov-wuhan-spread-2020-1#chinese-authorities-launched-an-investigation-in-the-first-week-of-january-amid-fears-that-the-virus-could-be-like-sars-that-coronavirus-also-originated-in-china-and-killed-774-people-from-november-2002-to-july-2003-5">Business Insider's live updates here</a>.)Healthcare workers are particularly vulnerable for a handful of reasons. First, the coronavirus is highly contagious, and medical staff members are exposed to more viral particles than the general public. Second, they're facing shortages of supplies as the tide of patients rises. Third, a combination of stress and long hours could make their immune systems more vulnerable than normal. A lack of data and information about the new coronavirus is a fourth challenge. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/some-wuhan-coronavirus-patients-have-nausea-vomiting-diarrhea-2020-2">Gastrointestinal symptoms</a>, for example, were not initially recognized as potential early indicators. That's the reason one Wuhan patient infected 10 medical workers: The person came into the hospital with abdominal issues but was placed in a surgical ward, since the symptoms didn't match known coronavirus red flags. Four other patients in the ward then caught the virus, too.The threat to hospital staff isn't limited to China: Two of four new coronavirus cases in the UK are healthcare workers, officials announced Monday."We are now working urgently to identify all patients and other healthcare workers who may have come into close contact, and at this stage we believe this to be a relatively small number," Yvonne Doyle, medical director of Public Health England, said in a statement. At the Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, California, meanwhile, five employees were sent home and told to self-isolate for about two weeks after they came into contact with a patient later confirmed to have coronavirus.Infection among healthcare workers has been a problem during outbreaks of other coronaviruses as well, including SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) and MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome). Around <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/ten-years-later-sars-still-haunts-survivors-and-health-care-workers/article9363178/">20% of people who got SARS</a> were medical workers. One highly contagious patient - a "super-spreader" - infected 50 doctors and nurses.<h2>Overwhelmed by the coronavirus outbreak </h2>In Wuhan, where nearly 20,000 cases have been documented, hospitals have reported running out of beds, testing kits, and protective gear.Chinese authorities sent 10,000 additional medical workers and more protective gear to the hospitals in the city and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pictures-show-first-coronavirus-patients-arriving-at-wuhan-hospital-2020-2?r=US&amp;IR=T#the-second-medical-facility-leishenshan-hospital-is-expected-to-finish-on-thursday-8">rapidly built two new hospitals</a> there as well. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wuhan-sports-stadiums-makeshift-coronavirus-hospitals-2020-2?r=US&amp;IR=T">Hotels, sports centers, exhibition spaces, and other local venues</a> are also serving as temporary treatment centers.But a doctor at one major hospital in China - who was kept anonymous due to fears about losing his job - told the South China Morning Post that curbing the outbreak and treating patients is exponentially more difficult when healthcare workers are getting sick. "Just a very rough estimate, 100 nurses and doctors can look after 100 ordinary beds and 16 ICU beds," he said. "If they are sick, not only do they occupy 100 beds, but the staff taking care of 100 beds are gone. That means a hospital loses the capacity of 200 beds. That is why the authorities have to keep sending medics over to Wuhan, not only because there are not enough beds, but because of a lack of health doctors and nurses to take care of the sick beds."<h2>Hospitals and healthcare workers in other countries are preparing</h2>In the US, which has confirmed 13 cases, many hospitals are preparing for potential coronavirus cases. "A lot of our patients are from many different countries and travel," Kim Leslie, an emergency-department nursing director at Swedish Hospital in Chicago, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-us-hospital-workers-handle-wuhan-coronavirus-cases-2020-2https://www.businessinsider.com/how-us-hospital-workers-handle-wuhan-coronavirus-cases-2020-2">previously told Business Inside</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-us-hospital-workers-handle-wuhan-coronavirus-cases-2020-2">r</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-us-hospital-workers-handle-wuhan-coronavirus-cases-2020-2https://www.businessinsider.com/how-us-hospital-workers-handle-wuhan-coronavirus-cases-2020-2"></a>. "The likelihood of us coming across it is high, so we're trying to have a plan for what to do."Health authorities worldwide recommend standard preventative measures for healthcare providers: hand-washing, avoiding touching one's face, and wearing a surgical mask when around sick patients.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also recommends that hospital staff put potentially infected patients in an airborne infection isolation room, wear eye protection, and immediately notify the CDC about any person under investigation.<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/disposition-hospitalized-patients.html"></a>Plus, US hospitals are already facing a bad flu season. At least 22 million people have gotten the flu since October 1, 2019, and 12,000 have died."It's really hard because so much of US screening is relying on travel history, but it shows the importance of following the standard procedure of basic infection control practices," Saskia Popescu, an epidemiologist specializing in infection prevention, told Business Insider, adding, "if you could put a mask on everyone who had a cough and fever, that would be huge."Have you been personally affected by the coronavirus epidemic? Are you a healthcare worker on the front lines of this disease? Have you or someone you know been tested or diagnosed? We want to hear your story. Please email science+coronavirus@businessinsider.com.

More than 500 healthcare workers in Wuhan have gotten the coronavirus. One study found that 29% of infections were in medical staff.

New Delhi, Mar 29 () Amid coronavirus pandemic, a top American advocacy group has urged the Indian government to ease regulatory curbs to expedite production of active pharmaceutical ingredients, medical devices and other critical healthcare equipment.US-India Business Council has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week to suggested the Centre to "temporarily relax regulatory barriers that impede the quick production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), medical devices, and other critical healthcare infrastructure and avoid the imposition of export restraints on these products".India, the world's main supplier of generic drugs, earlier this month restricted export of 26 pharmaceutical ingredients and the medicines made from them, including Paracetamol - a common pain reliever also sold as acetaminophen, as the coronavirus outbreak plays havoc with supply chains.It was unclear how the restriction would impact the availability of these medicines in the countries that import from India and also depend on China. In the US, for instance, Indian imports accounted for 24 per cent of medicines and 31 per cent of medicine ingredients in 2018, according to the US Food and Drug Administration.Besides, the USIBC also suggested setting up of a task force within the Ministry of Commerce, Invest India, or elsewhere in the government to coordinate with industry groups regarding the resources, essential goods and services and technical capabilities.In the letter to the Prime Minister, it urged the government to focus on immediate and rapid-response requirements to ease doing business and ensure the viability of important supply chains, including continued relaxation and flexibility of work from home rules, and temporarily permit the importation of used computer equipment for home-based employees. RSN BAL

USIBC urges govt to ease regulatory curbs on APIs, medical devices

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The Florida Department of Correctional Facilities and <keyword id="6362397" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="prison">Prison</keyword> Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises announced on April 11 that some prison <keyword id="6380384" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="INMATES">inmates</keyword> would begin producing cloth <keyword id="1252845" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="face-masks">face masks</keyword>.</li><li>However, the face masks they will produce will go to correctional officers, probation officers, and staff before they go to inmates.</li><li>The <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news">news</keyword> comes as the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> has swept across correctional facilities, which doctors told Insider are often "fertile grounds for infectious disease."</li><li>Concerns over the infection spreading within prison walls have prompted some states to release thousands of prisoners.</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>As the novel coronavirus sweeps across Florida correctional facilities, inmates will begin making face masks. However, inmates, the most vulnerable group to contracting COVID-19 in prison, will be the last in line to get the protective gear they're producing.The Florida Department of Correctional Facilities (FDC) and Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises, an employment training program within FDC, <a href="http://www.dc.state.fl.us/comm/press/main/04-11-Masks.html">announced on Saturday</a> that prison inmates who work in clothing production would transition to making cloth face masks according to guidelines set by the CDC."It's critical we take all precautions necessary to minimize the potential risk to the inmate population and staff charged with their care and custody," FDC Secretary Mark Inch said in a <a href="http://www.dc.state.fl.us/comm/press/main/04-11-Masks.html">press release</a>. The statement from the FDC added that the use of cloth face coverings were recommended to help curb the infections in FDC facilities, where social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.The FDC noted that correctional officers would get first dibs on the cloth face masks produced by inmates, followed by probation officers and other staff in "high-risk geographic areas of the state." That leaves sick Florida inmates at the back of the line to get the protective gear.The announcement comes as FDC grapples with how to get the coronavirus under control within prison walls.As of Saturday, there were 35 inmates and 44 employees statewide who have tested positive for COVID-19, the <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/corrections/article241947911.html">Miami Herald reported</a>. At Blackwater River Correctional Facility, a private prison owned by the GEO Group, inmates are only released from their cells an hour a day to curb the spread of infection."I think it's ironic that you would make the sick inmates make masks for the guards," one woman whose son is locked up at Blackwater told the Herald. "I'm just thankful that at this point my son is not sick."<h2>Inmates are among the most vulnerable populations in the novel coronavirus outbreak</h2>Inmates and their advocates have demanded more protection for prisoners, who are essentially powerless from protecting themselves.Dr. Burton Bentley II, an emergency medicine physician and founder of the consulting firm Elite Medical Experts, told Business Insider that the confines of US prisons are often "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/experts-keeping-prisons-free-of-coronavirus-will-be-a-challenge-2020-3">fertile grounds for infectious disease</a>" because of how tightly packed they are. Some local governments in Texas, California, and New York, have begun <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mass-releases-from-federal-prisons-could-save-thousands-from-coronavirus-2020-4#several-local-governments-across-the-us-released-thousands-of-elderly-and-low-level-inmates-to-prevent-further-spread-of-the-coronavirus-in-states-like-texas-california-and-new-york-13">temporarily releasing elderly and low-level inmates</a> to help ease the crowded prison populations.The lack of social distancing compounded by pervasive issues with access to health care and <a href="https://www.insider.com/justice-department-investigatation-mississippi-prison-conditions-violence-2020-2">poor living conditions</a> within American prisons only make inmates more susceptible to the deadly virus.As their health hangs in the balance, Florida inmates who do not appear to have been stricken by COVID-19 have been enlisted to help make various essential items amid the pandemic, including <a href="http://www.dc.state.fl.us/comm/press/main/03-30-PRIDE.html">hand sanitizer, hand wash</a>, and protective gear.Inch acknowledged the challenges with social distancing due to the prison environment in a <a href="http://www.dc.state.fl.us/comm/press/main/04-10-sec.html">letter to families with incarcerated loved ones</a>. However, Inch claimed that FDC staff would be the first to get the facemasks because "they are the greater risk to your loved ones.""I will start issuing the coverings first to staff because they are the greater risk to your loved ones," Inch wrote. "But over the next two weeks, we hope to have all our staff and your loved ones in cloth face coverings. We have sufficient protective equipment for inmates displaying symptoms, and for those staff that work in direct contact with those in medical isolation."However, Linda, a mother whose son is incarcerated at Blackwater fears the masks may come too late."It's spreading really bad in there," she told the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/13/florida-inmates-face-masks/">Washington Post.</a> "I pray so hard for my son who's in there now … They definitely need to be protected."Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/florida-prison-inmates-will-make-cloth-masks-for-correctional-officers-2020-4">Insider</a>

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">REUTERS/Alaa Al-FaqirA man carries crutches as he walks on glass fragments inside a damaged hospital after what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and fell near the hospital in the town of Tel al-Shehab in Deraa, Syria July 23, 2015.</div></div></div>Russian and Syrian government forces have been targeting hospitals as a strategy of war in Syria's conflict, according to an Amnesty <keyword id="6356001" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="international">International</keyword> <a href="http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/press-releases/syrian-and-russian-forces-targeting-hospitals-as-a-strategy-of-war" target="_blank">report</a>.According to the report, there is "compelling evidence" of at least six deliberate attacks on medical facilities in the Aleppo governorate over the past twelve weeks, which killed at least three civilians, including a medical worker, and injured 44 more.The report notes that the attacks amounted to war crimes.Aleppo witnessed some of the country's fiercest fighting in the buildup to the partial cease-fire that came into effect Friday as government forces backed by Russian airstrikes cut off a rebel supply route from Turkey.A supply route to an opposition stronghold in the eastern part of Aleppo city remains open through another border crossing with Turkey, but it is far narrower and more dangerous than the one that used to run to the north.Amnesty said the attacks on medical facilities aimed to pave the way for pro-government ground forces to advance on northern Aleppo.On December 25, several missiles struck Baghdad Hospital in Hreitan, a town north of Aleppo City, killing a medical worker, and injuring 10 staff and 20 patients, a doctor and another medical worker told Amnesty International. It left the hospital in ruins.Some of the last families remaining in Hreitan fled as pro-government forces advanced on the town in early February. "I have lived in Hreitan all my life, and I have never seen it deserted," said a father to Amnesty International. "The airstrikes destroyed the city's infrastructure including hospitals so there are no more services for us to be able to survive."<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">REUTERS/Social MediaA view of the damaged interior of what is said to be a hospital after a missile attack in Azaz, Aleppo, Syria, February 15, 2016 in this still image taken from a video on a social media website.</div></div></div>Meanwhile, Russia denies targeting civilians in its Syria campaign.Syria's president, Bashar Assad, has also denied targeting civilians, saying he is waging a war against terrorism, but he has said that it is a "rule of thumb" in war that innocent civilians die.The monitoring group Physicians for Human Rights has documented 346 attacks against medical facilities in the course of the five-year conflict, killing 705 medical staff.It said 315 of the attacks were conducted by Syrian or Russian forces. A report by the group last year said the Syrian government "systematically violated" the principle of medical neutrality by targeting medical facilities and doctors, detaining patients, and arresting, torturing, and executing doctors.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Business InsiderBarrel bomb being dropped by helicopter</div></div></div>On Tuesday, NATO Commander and US Air Force General <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/nato-commander-russia-is-using-migrant-crisis-as-a-weapon-against-the-west-2016-3" target="_blank">Philip Breedlove asserted</a> that the Syrian regime and Russian forces are "deliberately weaponizing migration in an attempt to overwhelm European structures and break European resolve."Breedlove added that the indiscriminate use of crudely made barrel bombs only makes sense as a strategy to displace civilians. "This sort of indiscriminate use of unguided, imprecise weaponry has no other value that I know of other than to terrorize and get people on the road."In October of 2015, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-says-it-opposes-un-measure-to-ban-syrian-barrel-bombs-2015-10" target="_blank">Russia opposed</a> a UN Security Council effort to condemn and attach sanctions to the use of barrel bombs in Syria. Russia has also been accused of using internationally banned <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/23-dead-from-suspected-russian-airstrike-on-hospitals-school-in-syria-2016-2" target="_blank">cluster munitions</a> in civilian areas of Syria. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/refugee-kids-seeing-snow-2016-1">Refugee kids who fled Syria are thrilled with their first Canadian winter</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="xoa2xpMDE6CmJ9Yfx-gdHxIh5lqzp4jh" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

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Adam Walker/BBCA post-operative recovery area that has been converted to an ICU to treat an influx of coronavirus patients at University College Hospital, London, April 2020<ul class="summary-list"><li>Footage from a London hospital shows frontline medics bracing themselves for a major influx of coronavirus patients.</li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/health-52190961/coronavirus-inside-an-icu-fighting-covid-19">The BBC</a> broadcast images and interviews from University College Hospital in London, where a vast proportion of its wards has already been converted to treat people infected by the virus.</li><li>Despite plans to convert more, they "can't cope with a big spike," one medic told the BBC. </li><li>During grueling 12-hour shifts in uncomfortable PPE, it's "not uncommon" for workers to suffer panic attacks, according to one nurse.</li><li>The UK has reported <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-britain-united-kingdom-infection-deaths-symptoms-2020-3?r=US&amp;IR=T">5,373 deaths</a> from the coronavirus, and the reported figure of <a href="https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6">52,301 infections</a> could be an underestimate due to a lack of testing. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>Footage from a London ICU shows how a UK hospital is being transformed in an uphill battle against the coronavirus, on wards so stressful that it's not unusual for health workers to get panic attacks. So far, 5,373 people have been reported to have died from the virus in the UK. Prime Minister Boris Johnson <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-boris-johnson-admitted-hospital-coronavirus-symptoms-tests-aides-worried-2020-4?r=US&amp;IR=T">is seriously ill</a> with the virus.Without widespread testing, <a href="https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6">the reported figure of 52,290</a> coronavirus cases is considered to be an underestimate. But <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/uk-on-worse-trajectory-than-china-coronavirus-deaths-2020-4?r=US&amp;IR=T">one economist</a> considers the country to be on a worse trajectory for coronavirus deaths than China. London the UK's worst-hit area. By mid-March, the city was reporting an "explosion" in coronavirus cases and on March 19, one hospital had run out of critical care beds, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/mar/20/london-hospitals-struggle-to-cope-with-coronavirus-surge">the Guardian reported</a>. At University College Hospital in London, a public hospital in the country's National Health Service (NHS), most theaters are being converted to treat coronavirus, the BBC's Fergus Walsh reported.All but two patients in the hospital's ICU have COVID-19, the hospital's head of critical care told the BBC. The medic described the scene as "completely unimaginable" and warned: "We can't cope with a big spike. We just can't."Adam Walker/BBCA medic at University College Hospital in London, where many wards are being converted to cope with an influx of coronavirus patients, in April 2020One nurse told the broadcaster that the demand on the hospital is unprecedented in her 23-year medical career."I've never seen anything like this, not even the London bombings," she said, referring to the UK's worst-ever terror attack in on July 7, 2005, which saw hundreds injured and 52 killed. Patients with COVID-19 are kept alive by a combination of "oxygen, organ support, and amazing nursing, really," said the head of critical care. But that work is taking its toll. The physical burden of 12-hour shifts, often wearing full PPE - plus the emotional toll of such a crisis - have made it hard for some workers to cope, medics told the BBC. Adam Walker/BBCMedics at University College Hospital in London in April 2020, where wards are being converted purely to cope with the coronavirus crisis.The nurse of 23 years said: "It's really hard, and some of our staff really can't cope with it.""It's not uncommon for some of our staff to have had panic attacks, and just finding this so, so stressful. So we've really got to support people."British people have been showing their appreciation by coming out onto their porches and balconies at 8pm on Thursday evenings and applauding and banging pans, in a weekly event dubbed "<a href="https://clapforourcarers.co.uk/">clap for our carers</a>".But the support the University College Hospital nurse asked for was different - for people to respect the danger of the virus and stay home during the UK's lockdown, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-uk-lockdown-public-ordered-stay-at-home-covid-19-2020-3?r=US&amp;IR=T">which began on March 23</a>.As well as the burden of the job, medics are scared they will bring the virus home to their families, the head of critical care told the BBC. The nurse added: "If people don't stay at home and they sneak out, this is going to continue to happen and our staff are going to be exposed for longer."Do you have a personal experience with the coronavirus you'd like to share? Or a tip on how your town or community is handling the pandemic? Please email <a href="mailto:covidtips@businessinsider.com">covidtips@businessinsider.com</a> and tell us your story.And get the latest <a href="/coronavirus-business-impact">coronavirus analysis and research</a> from Business Insider Intelligence on how COVID-19 is impacting businesses.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6355882" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="israel">Israel</keyword> has ended its indoor <keyword id="9589570" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mask-mandate">mask mandate</keyword>, Reuters reported.</li><li>Daily deaths from <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> have slowed into single figures, with some days at zero.</li><li>The country is beginning to return to normal after a lightning-fast vaccine rollout. </li></ul>Israel ended its indoor mask mandate Tuesday as deaths from COVID-19 slowed to a trickle.It is the last of the major restrictions imposed by the government to curb the pandemic, and it follows the decision in April <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-unlock-no-outdoor-mask-rule-more-half-vaccinated-2021-4">to end an outdoor mask mandate</a> that had lasted about a year.The country has reported one or zero COVID-19 death every day in June, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-israel/israel-scraps-indoor-mask-order-as-covid-19-infections-wane-idUSL2N2NX0BI">Reuters reported</a>, citing Health Ministry data.That number is down from a peak of 101 deaths in a day in January, relatively high for a nation of some 9 million people, <a href="https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6">per Johns Hopkins University's cases tracker</a>.Israel is conducting a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-israel-is-leading-the-world-in-covid-19-vaccinations-2021-1">world-beating vaccine rollout</a>, with 57% of the population fully vaccinated, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-vaccinations-tracker.html">according to The New York Times' vaccinations tracker</a>.<div type="image" title="israel vaccine masks" height="999" width="1999" msid="83542620" hostid="261"></div>Dr. Eyal Zimlichman, the deputy director general at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-vaccinated-most-adults-covid-herd-immunity-2021-6">told Insider's Aria Bendix</a> in early June that the country had reached herd immunity. "This is probably the end of COVID in Israel, at least in terms of the current strains that we know," he said.Masks will still be required in some circumstances, Reuters reported. Staff members and unvaccinated patients in medical facilities will still need them, as will commercial air passengers and those en route to quarantine.The country has reported about 840,000 cases and 6,428 deaths from the virus in total, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Larry Nassar is currently serving a 175-year prison sentence for his abuse of gymnasts. </li><li>He was stabbed multiple times by another inmate after commenting on women's tennis.</li></ul>Larry Nassar — a former Team USA doctor serving a 175-year prison sentence for his abuse of hundreds of female gymnasts — was <a href="https://www.insider.com/larry-nassar-stabbed-prison-usa-doctor-sexually-abused-gymnasts-report-2023-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stabbed</a> using a homemade weapon after he made lewd comments about "girls" playing tennis. In an interview with Insider, Joe Rojas, president of the union that serves employees of Nassar's prison, the US Penitentiary Coleman II in Sumterville, Florida, said Nassar's unit was watching women's matches from the Wimbledon Championships when Nassar said, "I wish there were girls playing."Sometime later, Rojas said, another inmate from the unit, Shane McMillan, attacked Nassar in his cell using a homemade weapon. A spokesperson from the Federal Bureau of Prisons later confirmed to Insider the time of the attack was at approximately 2:35 p.m. According to <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/larry-nassar-stabbed-florida-federal-prison-ap-sources/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reporting from CBS</a>, Nassar was stabbed in the neck, back, and chest during the attack, and suffered a collapsed lung. Other inmates pulled McMillan off of Nassar during the attack, Rojas said, after which staff responded to give Nassar medical care. McMillan specifically cited Nassar's comments as a reason for the attack in speaking with a staff member, Rojas added. Rojas said inmates in the unit tend to be "polite" and "quiet" due to fear of retaliation from other inmates, which is why the attack "shocked" him.When asked if security measures were increased after Nassar's attack, Rojas said they were not, due to staffing shortages.Rojas continued, saying the incident occurred two weeks after the facility had an informational picket warning about the danger of understaffing in prisons, which can cause issues with stopping attacks on inmates. There are 1,100 positions at the prison, Rojas said. Before the attack on Nassar, the facility had 145 vacancies — now, he said, there are 214 vacancies complex-wide. According to the BOP spokesperson, there are 1,214 male inmates at the high-security prison. Rojas warned these difficulties could cause prison officers to lose control of the facilities."There's gonna be another disturbance," Rojas said. "The inmates know we're short-staffed. Inmates know we don't have the bodies to maintain security levels." Nassar is currently in stable condition, according to<a href="https://apnews.com/article/larry-nassar-gymnastics-stabbed-prison-98c5ca2052f0ebce4a785f5fa2b2ede2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> The Associated Press</a>.A spokesperson from the Federal Bureau of Prisons said to Insider they could not discuss conditions of confinement for inmates, which included medical status, and said an internal investigation is ongoing in the facility. July 13, 2023: The article has been updated with a statement from the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

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