AS PART of the events celebrating the 500
th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the world, Instituto Cervantes de Manila, the cultural arm of the Embassy of Spain, will hold the online debate “Magellan vs. Elcano” on Mar. 10, 6 p.m. The debate will seek to weigh their achievements for this endeavor, and try to establish who should deserve more credit for the final success. Magellan led the expedition from its beginning in Spain, around South America, and across the Pacific Ocean until his death in the Philippines. Meanwhile, Elcano took over and led the remaining ship and crew back to Spain, circumnavigating the world in the process. At the debate, Filipino historian Danilo Gerona will advocate for Magellan while Tomás Mazon will campaign for Elcano. Admission is free and open to all on a first come, first served basis. The link to access the event is
Ann Harris, Senior Staff Nurse
Ever wondered what it is like to be a frontline health worker? Our new weekly feature explores just that.
It has been over a year since the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the UK, and hospital staff have been battling the pandemic ever since.
We have teamed-up with Epsom and St Helier Trust to give you an insight into the humans of health care .
Each week we will shine light on a frontline worker involved in the day-to-day running of Epsom-St Helier hospitals. This week we feature Ann Harris, Senior Staff Nurse, who was due to semi-retire in December 2020 after 34 years since she first qualified as a nurse - but bravely opted to return to the frontline to support the fight against Covid-19. I always wanted to be a nurse , Ann said.
Coronavirus mass vaccination hub in Falkirk opens with jabs for over 70s underway
The centre based at Forth Valley College opened on Monday morning
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At the peak of the first wave in July 2020, eight hundred and forty (840) nurses and midwives had been infected and two deaths had been recorded. The death toll now stands at four (4) with the recent demise of Mr. Solomon Nsor, a Senior Staff Nurse who worked at War Memorial Hospital in the Kasena Nankana Municipality of Upper East Region, the Nurses and Midwives Association said in a statement signed on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, by the President, Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo and its General Secretary, David Tekorang-Twum. It added: A number of the staff currently infected with the virus are nurses and midwives and there is, therefore, the need to test all staff at the hospital and proper measures put in place to quarantine and treat those infected. Contact tracing should also be initiated to identify those infected for treatment.
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has called for the testing of all staff at all health facilities for COVID-19 as primary sufferers in the resurgence of the respiratory disease.