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COVID-19 Report
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 The Count
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Deaths |
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2,073,459 |
134,011 |
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641,315 |
28,387 |
Seeing is Believing, but Know What You're Seeing You've probably seen this video. It seems to show death, floating across grocery aisles in brilliant shades of yellow and blue, rendered in exquisite detail as it lingers in the air, waiting for unsuspecting shoppers. This tour de force demonstrates the level of training and technology that the scientific community is focusing on this one adversary, but, in addition to digital droplets, it may also be spreading more anxiety than information.
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Research News
The results of Iceland's aggressive testing program are now available, a detailed analysis of the targets of the virus will prove invaluable to clinical research, three studies suggest that shedding of virus may be shed by asymptomatic cases and by symptomatic cases after recovery.
Detailed data from sampling in Iceland gives the most complete picture yet on the spread of the disease and suggests a substantial proportion is from outside immediate contacts.
German researchers analyzed cells throughout the respiratory tract for the presence the ACE2 receptor and found it is primarily expressed in bronchial transient secretory cells, which may explain the pathogenesis of disease and will provide a useful tool for further research.
Spread from an asymptomatic case in a family cluster, SARS-CoV-2 in the stool of a patient after discharge with negative tests*, and a patient shedding the virus for 32 days after negative tests** raises concerns about the duration and risk of viral spread by patients who have tested negative.
An analysis of data from an influenza surveillance program** estimates that 4% of all physician in Oregon during March were influenza like illnesses that tested negative for the flu virus and may have been Covid-19.
*Preprint **Not peer reviewed.
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Top News
- SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland New England Journal of Medicine: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
- SARS‐CoV‐2 receptor ACE2 and TMPRSS2 are primarily expressed in bronchial transient secretory cells Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, April 14, 2020
- Presumed Asymptomatic Carrier Transmission of COVID-19 JAMA Network: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
- Detection of SARS‐CoV‐2 by RT‐PCR in anal from patients who have recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, April 14, 2020
- A case of SARS-CoV-2 carrier for 32 days with several times false negative nucleic acid tests MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
- Using ILI surveillance to estimate state-specific case detection rates and forecast SARS-CoV-2 spread in the United States MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
Virology, Immunology, and Pathophysiology
- ADAM17 inhibition may exert a protective effect on COVID-19 Oxford Academic Journals: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
- Viral Induced Genetics Revealed by Multi-Dimensional Precision Medicine Transcriptional Workflow MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
- Extreme genomic CpG deficiency in SARS-CoV-2 and evasion of host antiviral defense Oxford Academic Journals: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
- Hematological findings and complications of COVID‐19 Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, April 14, 2020
- Estimating false-negative detection rate of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
- Defining Protective Epitopes for COVID‐19 Vaccination Models Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, April 14, 2020
Infection Control
- Feasibility of Controlling COVID-19 Outbreaks in the UK by Rolling Interventions MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
- COVID-19 Global Pandemic Planning: Decontamination and Reuse Processes for N95 Respirators MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
- Efficient and Practical Sample Pooling for High-Throughput PCR Diagnosis of COVID-19 MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
- Optimal COVID-19 epidemic control until vaccine deployment MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
- Efficacy of face mask in preventing respiratory virus transmission: a systematic review and meta-analysis MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
Clinical
- Classification of Coronavirus Images using Shrunken Features MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
- Cardiac drugs and outcome in COVID - 19 Oxford Academic Journals: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
- A flexible load sharing system optimising ICU demand in the context of COVID-19 pandemic MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
Epidemiology
- Chasing the ghost of infection past: identifying thresholds of change during the COVID-19 infection in Spain MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
- Transmission potential of COVID-19 in Iran MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
- COVID-19 excess deaths in the United States during April 2020 MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
Modeling and Prediction
- Dynamic Estimation of Epidemiological Parameters of COVID-19 Outbreak and Effects of Interventions on Its Spread MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
- The time scale of asymptomatic transmission affects estimates of epidemic potential in the COVID-19 outbreak MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
- A Method to Model Outbreaks of New Infectious Diseases with Pandemic Potential such as COVID-19 MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
Review and Commentary
- Not Dying Alone New England Journal of Medicine: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
- Capacities and predicted demands of Brazil's health system in view of the novel coronavirus disease outbreak MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
- COVID-19—New Insights on a Rapidly Changing Epidemic JAMA Network: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
- Latin American healthcare systems in times of pandemic Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, April 14, 2020
- Lessons learned from the COVID‐19 pandemic Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, April 14, 2020
- From Bedside to Webside: a neurological clinical teaching experience Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, April 14, 2020
Mental Health
- The distress of Iranian adults during the Covid-19 pandemic - More distressed than the Chinese and with different predictors MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
- Telepsychiatry coming into its own with COVID‐19 Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, April 14, 2020
- Cultivating Deliberate Resilience During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic JAMA Network: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents JAMA Network: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
Other
- Letter: Covid‐19 and vitamin D‐authors' reply Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, April 14, 2020
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Coronavirus Research Resources
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China
- The distress of Iranian adults during the Covid-19 pandemic - More distressed than the Chinese and with different predictors MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
- In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet... AP Health News: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
- Search for a COVID-19 vaccine heats up in China, US By LAURAN NEERGAARDApril 14, 2020 GMT AP Health News: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
Iran
- The distress of Iranian adults during the Covid-19 pandemic - More distressed than the Chinese and with different predictors MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
- Transmission potential of COVID-19 in Iran MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
South Korea
- SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a surprisingly high turnout, millions of South Korean voters wore masks and moved slowly between lines of tape at polling stations on Wednesday to elect lawmakers in... AP Health News: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
- South Korea Holds Parliamentary Election Under Strict Safety Measures Amid Pandemic New York Times: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
Spain
- Chasing the ghost of infection past: identifying thresholds of change during the COVID-19 infection in Spain MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
France
- PARIS (AP) — A French court has ordered Amazon to stop selling, storing or delivering non-essential goods for the next month to protect its employees from the virus. AP Health News: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
- Tour de France postponed, French Grand Prix in doubt because of coronavirus Washington Post: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
United Kingdom
- British Lawmaker Says China Is Trying to Exploit the COVID-19 Crisis New York Times: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
- LONDON (AP) — Leading British charities said the new coronavirus is causing “devastation” in the country’s nursing homes, as official statistics showed Tuesday that hundreds more people with... AP Health News: Coronavirus, April 14, 2020
Other International News
- WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish lawmakers on Wednesday are debating draft laws backed by a conservative Catholic group that would impose a near-total ban on abortion, criminalize school sex education... AP Health News: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
- Indonesia Records 297 New Coronavirus Infections, 10 Deaths New York Times: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
- Local content quotas suspended in $54m package for Australia's coronavirus-hit media The Guardian (U.K.) - Opinions: Coronavirus, April 15, 2020
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Business and Economic News
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Business News
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom says science, not political will, dictates when state can reopen CNN.com - Health, April 15, 2020
- FDA tightens enforcement on Covid-19 antibody tests CNN.com - Health, April 15, 2020
- What are antibody tests and what do they mean for the coronavirus pandemic? CNN.com - Health, April 15, 2020
Economics Blogs
- The new (old) federalism under coronavirus Marginal Revolution, April 15, 2020
- What Is Having Coronavirus Like? Here’s One Man’s Experience. The Daily Signal: Heritage.org, April 15, 2020
- New Study Exposes More Evidence That Summer Won't Stop The Coronavirus Zero Hedge, April 14, 2020
Top Economics News
- Brexit Is Back. Even Covid-19 Can't Stop It - Bloomberg (Brexit Economy News), April 15, 2020
- Coronavirus will cause untold economic damage, Brexit will compound it - The London Economic (Brexit Economy News), April 15, 2020
- GBP/EUR: Pound Slips On Coronavirus Statistics & Brexit - Currency Live (Brexit Economy News), April 15, 2020
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Law Firm Press Releases
- Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act— U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Unemployment Provisions : The Guidance Letters Provide Details on How the Several Expanded Unemployment Benefits Programs Relate to Each Other and Will Be Applied Separately. Sullivan & Cromwell, April 15, 2020
- COVID-19: US and UK Reinsurance Issues, Part 2- Lightning Round Q&A Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, April 15, 2020
- Media Release: Businesses, interrupted may have cover for COVID-19 despite "quarantinable disease" exclusion Clayton Utz, April 15, 2020
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Law Technology
- COVID-19: “We should put down all devices and just walk” Vable Blog, April 15, 2020
- Cuatrecasas raises extra €20m from partners in response to Covid-19 Global Legal Post: Big Stories, April 15, 2020
- Are Lawyers Creating Coronavirus Content The Wrong Way? Myrland Marketing Minutes, April 15, 2020
Legal Administrator
- A Paramedic-Turned-Human-Resources Approach to HR and COVID-19 EntertainHR, April 15, 2020
- Expert Tips for Successfully Onboarding Remote Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis EntertainHR, April 15, 2020
- COVID-19: How to Mitigate Compliance Risk Amid a Crisis EntertainHR, April 15, 2020
Librarian News
- Mondaq: Latest COVID-19 Updates By Law Firms Globally + From Australia… Can you eat a kebab alone on a bench ? House of Butter, April 15, 2020
- Apple makes mobility data available to aid COVID-19 efforts beSpacific, April 15, 2020
- NY and LA lead country in extent of Covid-19 testing – JHU tracks cases by county beSpacific, April 15, 2020
Leading Law Departments
- Initial Disclosures About Earnings Guidance Amid Covid-19 CorporateCounsel.net Blog, April 14, 2020
- ContraxSuite’s Document Explorer UI: Supporting COVID-19 Contract Analysis (via Passle) Elevate Services Blog, April 14, 2020
- How In-House Counsel Can Lean Into the Coronavirus Crisis Inside Counsel, April 14, 2020
- How Legal Ops Can Sustain Business Continuity During Coronavirus Mitratech: Press Releases, April 14, 2020
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Dr. Robert Morris is an epidemiologist and award-winning author who has taught epidemiology at Tufts and Harvard and has advised the CDC, the EPA, NIH, and the President's Cancer Panel. |
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