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Campus is quiet but Leeds has been busy! Here's what our community is doing for #COVID19

🔬Key lab equipment sent to @NHSuk
🧫Pathology and microbiology labs made available
🏥Accommodation and parking provided for #NHS staff
⚙️Hardware provided for production of ventilator parts The Parkinson Building
🦸200+ clinical academic staff joint-funded with #NHS supporting on front-lines, creating capacity for local services
🧑‍⚕️100+ skilled technical staff volunteering with #COVID19 testing
🧑‍🔬Lab scientists from @ScienceLeeds and @LeedsMedHealth helping the testing process nationwide
🥽Masks, eyeware and protective supplies donated
Staff with healthcare qualifications volunteering to return to the NHS
🩺Equipment from @LeedsMedHealth providing additional capacity to @LeedsHospitals
🦷@LeedsDentistry remains open for emergencies, to relieve pressure on NHS
📊@LIDA_UK analysing #COVID19 data to understand how it spreads & how it might interact with existing health conditions.
🏘️Data scentists want to map disease spread to analyse why some towns have fewer cases than others A Leeds skyline at sunset
🎓Discussions underway to fast-track 100+ final year medical and nursing students into the #NHS
🤝We're in the final stages of discussions with @gmcuk, the Nursing and Midwifery Council and Health Education England to make this happen
❤️@cpgale3 and @Quality_Outcome have secured funding to study health-related quality of life impact, taking data from China and the UK.
🗂️Creation of a global acute coronary syndrome #COVID19 database to collect information about patients with the virus who have a heart attack
Leeds will continue to do this and more to contribute to the fight against #COVID19, and it's all thanks to our fantastic community #unisupport

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