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It is all go in November for the European Alliance for Personalised Medicine (EAPM) – as part of lung cancer month, EAPM is organizing a number of expert panels, and we will be publishing a report on this later in the month. In addition, we will be working with clinicians concerning COVID-19, so on with the news, viết Giám đốc Điều hành EAPM Denis Horgan. 

Key issues of COVID 19 among practicing clinicians

For practicing clinicians, it is fair to say that much has changed in just the past week. With certain surgeries being cancelled to save space for the expected surge in admissions driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, many doctors are being forced to identify which patients really need to come in and who can be cared for just as well by telephone. So, will things ever go back to the way they were? Are there things we are doing now that will become part of the ‘new normal’? 

The answer to the first question is almost surely no. The COVID-19 pandemic is going to be one of those dichotomous events that divides life into before and after. We live through them, learn from them, and adjust. Think about how casual airport security was before 9/11...or how simple it was to draw blood or start an intravenous line before HIV. As far as the second question is concerned, physicians are actively redesigning the way care is delivered to do what is best for patients during this time of crisis. 

There is a strong sense that non-visit care should be made part of the way patients’ needs are now met. EAPM has a full understanding of this situation – we have been engaging with the medical community about their interpretation/consequence of the impact of COVID-19, and we believe that clinicians should cultivate the necessary skills that a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic forces wisdom upon us.

UK cancelled treatments 

More than 3.5million people have had operations or treatment on the NHS cancelled during the first lockdown, a report has revealed. Widespread disruption to hospital services was felt hardest by the oldest and those in the worst health, according to leading economic think-tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Almost a quarter of those wanting to see their GPs said they were unable to, leading to worries over their long-term health. And three out of four needing community health and social care including dentists, counselling or personal care went without during the coronavirus peak. The report paints a bleak picture of routine health care during the first wave, just as England enters a second national lockdown. 

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Concerning cancer treatment, a delay of just four weeks can increase the risk of death by between six and 13 percent, according to BMJ research. Cancer treatment delay is a problem in health systems worldwide. The impact of delay on mortality can now be quantified for prioritisation and modelling. 

A four week delay of cancer treatment is associated with increased mortality across surgical, systemic treatment, and radiotherapy indications for seven cancers. Policies focused on minimising system level delays to cancer treatment initiation could improve population level survival outcomes. “In light of these results, policies focused on minimising system level delays in cancer treatment initiation could improve population level survival outcomes,” said lead researcher Timothy Hanna, from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. 

'Violent’ second wave in France

Epidemiologists now predict a second wave of the pandemic in France even larger than the first. On Tuesday (3 November), 854 people died from the virus, the highest number since April, and up from 416 the day before. Macron emphasized the European character of the second wave of the pandemic in order to minimize his government’s responsibility. “We are all, in Europe, surprised by the evolution of the virus,” he said. 

Commission steps up measures to control COVID-19 spread 

The European Commission has announced it is launching additional measures to help control the spread of COVID-19 as the virus begins to resurge. As well as controlling the spread of COVID-19, the measures aim to better understand the virus’ spread and the effectiveness of the response, increase well-targeted testing, bolster contact tracing, improve preparations for vaccination campaigns, and maintain access to essential supplies such as vaccination equipment, while keeping all goods moving in the single market and facilitating safe travel. 

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “The COVID-19 situation is very serious. We must step up our EU response. Today we are launching additional measures in our fight against the virus; from increasing access to fast testing and preparing vaccination campaigns to facilitate safe travel when necessary. I call on Member States to work closely together. Courageous steps taken now will help save lives and protect livelihoods. No member state will emerge safely from this pandemic until everyone does.” 

The Commission has set out the next steps in key areas of focus that will help to reinforce the EU’s response to a possible second wave as cases begin to resurface. It will be improving the flow of information to allow informed decision-making. Through this measure the Commission will ensure accurate, comprehensive, comparable, and timely information on epidemiological data, as well as on testing, contact tracing and public health surveillance. 

Denmark to kill all mink over coronavirus fears

Denmark will cull millions of mink being farmed for their fur in order to stop a mutated version of the new coronavirus from spreading to humans, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced. Now detected at over 200 Danish mink farms, the virus has been mutating in the animals and there have been 12 cases of those mutations being transmitted to humans in the North Jutland region, “The mutated virus — via mink — can carry the risk that the upcoming vaccine will not work as it should,” Frederiksen said in a virtual press conference. 

Intensive care units in Brussels hit capacity

Intensive care units in Brussels are full, a city health official has warned. “All intensive care units in Brussels are at their maximum capacity,” Inge Neven of the Brussels Health Inspectorate told VRT. There are currently 188 COVID-19 patients in ICU units in Brussels, and Brussels hospitals have sent 278 patients to medical facilities outside the city since the start of October.

Sweden and Germany join list of countries covered by UK quarantine rules 

Germany and Sweden are being removed from England’s travel corridor following an increase in COVID-19 cases, meaning arrivals from the countries will be forced to isolate for two weeks. Under the newly imposed month-long lockdown in England, people are not allowed to travel abroad on holiday, with those breaching the rules facing fines – up to £6,400 for repeat offenders. 

The corridor changes come into effect on Saturday (31 October) and have limited immediate impact given the existing lockdown but could affect travel plans in future in the event of countrywide restrictions being eased. 

There has been a 75% increase in total COVID cases in Germany over the past four weeks, the Department for Transport said, with new cases per week increasing by 35% in Sweden over the same period.

 Lockdown 'is enough to have impact' says UK PM and furlough scheme extended

A four-week national lockdown in England is enough to have a "real impact" on limiting the spread of COVID-19, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted. Speaking at a news conference, Boris Johnson said he "knows how tough" the new restrictions will be and people were "quite frankly fed up" with the virus. 

But he repeated his plea for people to follow the "stay at home" lockdown rules which came into force on 5 November and insisted the country can "get through this" together. In addition, the UK’s furlough scheme will be extended across the UK until the end of March, the chancellor has confirmed. Rishi Sunak told the Commons the scheme will pay up to 80% of a person's wage up to £2,500 a month and the policy would be reviewed in January. 

He said the scheme would apply throughout the UK, saying the country had "a Treasury for the whole of the United Kingdom". Labour's shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds accused Sunak of ignoring objections to the government's measures "until the last possible moment".

And that is all from EAPM for this week – we hope that you are grateful we have kept it US election free, and we wish you a safe and happy weekend.

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