Covid19 – Are we prepared for a second wave?

With the easing of the lockdown rules, concerns are being sounded about a possible second wave of Covid-19. The second wave of the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918-20 was particularly devastating, as was the second wave of the Swine Flu epidemic in 2009-10. So what can be done to avoid a second wave of Covid-19? More importantly, can our hospitals cope with a second burst? How has the Covid-19 pandemic impacted the way our hospitals operate? Technion Australia and the Australian Friends of Rambam welcome Dr. Yael Shachor- Meyouhas a Technion Alumna and Deputy Director at Rambam Hospital in Israel, as she reveals the strategy of the leading medical centre in supporting Israel’s fight against Covid-19 and a possible second outburst.

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