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Added on the 30/12/2021 12:21:41 - Copyright : Euronews EN
It comes amid warnings hospitals in Paris are just two days from reaching a breaking point.
British startup Virti is developing Virtual Reality (VR) technology so trainee medics can learn safely and train their skills. These sessions help train clinicians in how to explain diagnoses and treatment plans, build trust and handle challenging situations.
AFPTV spends the day in a Covid-19 ward at a hospital in Houston, Texas, to see first hand the impact of the virus on patients and medical staff. Dr Joseph Varon has worked 264 days straight as he battles the disease that has killed more than 278,000 people in the US. "The coronavirus doesn’t just kill a person, it tears families apart," says Varon, who made headlines when a photo of him hugging an elderly Covid patient on Thanksgiving went viral.
As France passes the grim milestone of 40,000 deaths from Covid-19, there are signs the situation may finally be improving. In the Paris region, doctors say hospital admissions to intensive care units have dropped to 80, from 110 eight days ago.
Tennis world number one Ash Barty and former Australian tennis player Pat Rafter visit a hospital in Brisbane where the most Queensland Covid-19 cases have been treated to show their support for the frontline healthcare workers.
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