Open this photo in gallery A man heads to receive a COVID-19 vaccination at a clinic in Halifax on April 16.... Four people were in hospital with the disease. What’s the difference between a rapid COVID-19 test and a PCR test, and which one is best?... Canada vaccine tracker: How many COVID-19 doses have been administered so far?...

And with bed occupancy rates five percent higher than last year – 94.5 percent against 2020’s 89 percent – alarmed NHS bosses warn the service is at breaking point.... The number of acute hospital trust employees off because of Covid – either through sickness or self-isolating – has soared more than 50 percent in the last week to 18, 829 in England alone.... King’s College trust reported 505 absences, up from 193....

This ballot initiative was submitted by the Massachusetts Nurses Association( MNA) and would expand the 2014 mandate that increased nurse-to-patient ratios in Massachusetts' intensive care units( ICUs) to other hospital wards.... Beginning January 1, 2004, the minimum nurse-to-patient ratio for medical-surgical wards was one nurse per six patients, and the ratio changed to one nurse per five patients starting in March 2005.... The law's phasing in was completed in 2008, by which time, on most

“ It is very jarring, ” she told CNN.... But those reductions have not happened yet, ” he said.... “ These roles provide and support the direct mission of providing medical care and services to our veterans.” When CNN spoke to a dozen VA hospital employees across the country, however, some said doctors were voluntarily leaving because of the strain on the workforce and the supply chain....

close Video NYC detectives struggle to keep crime at bay amid low numbers, low morale, says Detectives' Endowment Association president President of the Detectives' Endowment Association called for a reversal of the 2019 criminal-justice reforms in order to curb gun crime in New York City.... New York City will require police officers, firefighters and other municipal workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be placed on unpaid leave.... As a result, the union president said detectives are

-how we're going to handle NHS workforces and health and social care staffing-is still the missing

significant staffing and maintenance issues.As of Sunday afternoon, 123 flights were canceled Saturday

“ Considerable ” pressure on the NHS is likely to last for weeks to come, Boris Johnson has warned

“ We recognize this news is difficult and may put working families in a bind.” Horton said the district had tried to connect with child care providers and other community partners in an effort to coordinate services Monday and Tuesday.... This was the least equitable decision that could have been made for all students, ” he said in an email Sunday.He also expressed concern about whether anything is being done to address the mental health issues referenced in the letter from Horton.... “ Teache

due to a lack of staffing....