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Up to 8,700 patients died after catching Covid-19 while in hospital being treated for another medical problem, according to official NHS data obtained by the Guardian.
The figures, which were provided by the hospitals themselves, were described as “horrifying” by relatives of those who died.
Jeremy Hunt, the former health secretary, said that hospital-acquired Covid “remains one of the silent scandals of this pandemic, causing many thousands of avoidable deaths”.
NHS leaders and senior doctors have long claimed hospitals have struggled to stop Covid spreading because of shortages of single rooms, a lack of personal protective equipment and an inability to test staff and patients early in the pandemic.
Coconino County has partnered with SpaceX to deliver Starlink high-speed internet service to 45 rural households. The county began conversations with SpaceX in 2019. The result of the meetings was securing accounts for the county to utilize SpaceX beta technology and make internet accessible to rural areas of Northern Arizona. The trial began back on May 6th for homes located in an area near Tuba City, where there was no service previously. Each household received a satellite dish and a year of service at no cost. Those homes can continue the service after a year by paying a monthly fee. “This journey would not have been possible without the continuous teamwork from SpaceX, County Management, and our Board of Supervisors,” said Coconino County CIO Matt Fowler. He says “we rely heavily on our public and private partners to offer internet where it historically has been unavailable. This is a truly exciting moment.” The homes include people from the Navajo, Hopi and San
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Wagering Insecurity: Suspicious Alerts
This is Part 9 of the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation s (TIF) series “Wagering Insecurity.”
Faced with remarkable competitive pressure from the rise of legal sports betting, horse racing is at a crossroads.
Confidence amongst horseplayers and horse owners is essential to the future sustainability of the sport. Efforts to improve the greater North American Thoroughbred industry will fall flat if its stakeholders fail to secure a foundation of integrity, along with increased transparency of the wagering business and its participants over time. Achieving this is growing increasingly difficult after the sport has neglected its core base – horseplayers – for decades.