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COVID-19 Report
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 The Count
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Cases |
Deaths |
| World |
3,905,478 |
270,123 |
| US |
1,289,051 |
76,791 |
Data from worldmeters.info
Research News
Early use of case isolation coupled with 2-layer contact tracing appears to have played a key role in Hong Kong's highly successful public health intervention in response to the pandemic.
Modeling suggests that early use of lock downs in Santa Clara dramatically reduced the number of deaths from COVID-19 in the county and the authors propose that careful lifting of stay at home orders can now begin.
Using a non-standard model, a non-epidemiologist claims to show that social distancing measures had no effect on the course of the pandemic in four different European countries (Spain, Italy, France, and the UK). This an obtuse, poorly presented paper that provides no discussion of the many papers that document clear and dramatic effects of stay home orders. I include it here not because it is high quality research (it's not), but because it is likely to be used by those who seek to undermine efforts to promote thoughtful public health interventions.
Detailed contact tracing in Wuhan reveals multiple examples of asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 among household members.
Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater in Paris suggests its potential usefulness as a tool to track the epidemic and could provide a cost effective to to test for early signs of a COVID-19 outbreak.
Myocardial infarction patients in Hong Kong during the course of the pandemic tended to present with more advanced disease and suffer worse outcomes than observed prior to the pandemic, suggesting the health impacts of the outbreak go beyond the direct effects of infection.
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*Preprint **Not peer reviewed.
Covid19- Ahead of the Curve.
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Top News
- The importance of the timing of quarantine measures before symptom onset to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks - illustrated by Hong Kong's intervention model MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- The Impact of Social Distancing on The Course of The Covid-19 Pandemic in Four European Countries MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- The impact of long-term non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 epidemic dynamics and control MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- Transmission and clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 in 104 outside‐Wuhan patients, China Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
- Evaluation of lockdown impact on SARS-CoV-2 dynamics through viral genome quantification in Paris wastewaters MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) outbreak on outcome of myocardial infarction in Hong Kong, China Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
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Clinical Laboratory and Diagnostics
- Pooling of Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens for SARS‐CoV‐2 detection by RT‐PCR Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
- COVID‐19 special issue: Intelligent solutions for computer communication‐assisted infectious disease diagnosis Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
- Digitally aided telemedicine during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic to screen oral medicine emergencies Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
Clinical Case Management
- The management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
- Individualized prediction nomograms for disease progression in mild COVID‐19 Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
- Concomitant hemorrhagic syndrome and recurrent extensive arterial thrombosis in a patient with COVID‐19 and acute promyelocytic leukemia Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
- Favourable outcome of Coronavirus‐19 in a 1‐year‐old girl with acute myeloid leukaemia and severe treatment‐induced immunosuppression Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
- Utility of Tracheostomy in Patients with COVID‐19 and Other Special Considerations Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
Clinical Course and Outcomes
- Acute Cor Pulmonale in Covid-19 New England Journal of Medicine: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- Clinical characteristics and fecal-oral transmission potential of patients with COVID-19 MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- Clinical Features of Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19) from a Designated Hospital in Beijing, China Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
Impact on Other Specialties
- How to Reorganize an Ear, Nose, and Throat Outpatient Service During the COVID‐19 Outbreak: Report From Northern Italy Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
- Otolaryngology Resident Practices and Perceptions in the Initial Phase of the U.S. COVID‐19 Pandemic Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
- Changes in liver transplant center practice in response to COVID‐19: Unmasking dramatic center‐level variability Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
Reviews, Commentary, and Miscellaneous
- Opening Up New Supply Chains New England Journal of Medicine: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- Impact of COVID‐19 on clinical practice Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
- Experiencing Community in a Covid Surge Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
Mental Health
- Hidden in plain sight: Addressing the unique needs of high risk psychiatric populations during COVID‐19 pandemic Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
- FACTORS INFLUENCING MENTAL HEALTH DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK: AN EXPLORATORY SURVEY AMONG INDIAN POPULATION MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- Anxiety levels among Iranian health care workers during the COVID-19 surge: A cross-sectional study MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
Drug Development
- Tocilizumab for the Treatment of Severe COVID‐19 Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
- Drug Repurposing for Candidate SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitors by a Novel in Silico Method ChemRxiv (Covid), May 6, 2020
- Potential anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 drug candidates identified through virtual screening of the ChEMBL database for compounds that target the main coronavirus protease Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
- Potential Therapeutic Targets and Promising Drugs for Combating SARS‐CoV‐2 Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
Newly Registered Clinical Trials
- Prediction of Clinical Course in COVID19 Patients May 6, 2020
- Use of the Nasal Cannula During COVID-19 May 6, 2020
- Safe Return to Regular Clinical Operation After COVID-19 Pandemic May 6, 2020
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BASIC SCIENCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
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Virology, Immunology, and Pathophysiology
- Functional alteration of innate T cells in critically ill Covid-19 patients MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- Letter to the Editor: Three cases of re‐detectable positive SARS‐CoV‐2 RNA in recovered COVID‐19 patients with antibodies Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
Epidemiology
- Smoking links to the severity of Covid‐19: An update of a meta‐analysis Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
- Estimation of COVID-19 case fatality ratio based on a bi-directional correction method MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- Benchmarking the CoVID-19 pandemic across countries and states in the U.S.A. under heterogeneous testing MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- Potential biases arising from epidemic dynamics in observational seroprotection studies MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- Covid-19 Outbreak at a Long-Term Care Facility New England Journal of Medicine: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- Characteristics of Doctors’ Fatality due to COVID-19 in Western Europe and Asia-Pacific countries Oxford Academic Journals: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
Modeling and Prediction
- Geospatially Referenced Demographic Agent-Based Modeling of SARS-CoV-2-Infection (COVID-19) Dynamics and Mitigation Effects in a Real-world Community MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- Predictive Model with Analysis of the Initial Spread of COVID-19 in India MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- A Semiempirical Dynamical Model to Forecast the Propagation of Epidemics: The Case of the Sars-Cov-2 in Spain Outbreak Science, May 6, 2020
- COVID‐19 Dashboard Helps Associations Think Proactively Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
- Simulations of the spread of COVID-19 and control policies in Tunisia MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
Public Health Intervention
- Observations about sexual and other routes of SARS‐CoV‐2 transmission and its prevention Wiley: Coronavirus Research & News, May 6, 2020
Surveillance and sero-epidemiology
- A note on COVID-19 seroprevalence studies: a meta-analysis using hierarchical modelling MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- First Data-Set on SARS-CoV-2 Detection for Istanbul Wastewaters in Turkey MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
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Coronavirus Research Resources
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China
- The Latest: Masks bound for California from China delayed AP Health News: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- China Reports Two New Coronavirus Cases, Both Imported New York Times: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- China Is One Launch Closer to Building Its Own Space Station Wired.com, May 6, 2020
- Estimated Demand for US Hospital Inpatient and Intensive Care Unit Beds for Patients With COVID-19 Based on Comparisons With Wuhan and Guangzhou, China JAMA Network: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- GENEVA (AP) — A senior Chinese diplomat expressed backing for the World Health Organization on Wednesday, but said an invitation for the agency's experts to visit Wuhan to look into the... AP Health News: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
Iran
- Anxiety levels among Iranian health care workers during the COVID-19 surge: A cross-sectional study MedRxiv Server for Health Sciences: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
South Korea
- SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has likely taken a heavy toll on North Korea, forcing leader Kim Jong Un to avoid public activities and his people into panic buying for daily... AP Health News: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
Italy
- ROME (AP) — From the marbled halls of Italy to the wheat fields of Kansas, health authorities are increasingly warning that the question isn’t whether a second wave of coronavirus infections and... AP Health News: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- Italy nursing home ravaged by virus discloses 300 dead AP Health News: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- ROME (AP) — Migrant farm workers must be treated with dignity, Pope Francis said Wednesday, issuing his appeal as Italy weighs whether to legalize the workers amid a shortage of seasonal farmhands... AP Health News: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- AP PHOTOS: Italian resort wonders when it will see visitors By BEATRICE LARCO and ANDREW MEDICHINIMay 6, 2020 GMT AP Health News: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
Spain
- Spain averts political crisis, extends virus lockdown AP Health News: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
Germany
- BERLIN (AP) — German officials on Wednesday cleared the way for restaurants, hotels and remaining stores to reopen in the coming weeks, and for the country's soccer league to resume play. They... AP Health News: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- German soccer to resume later this month after receiving government approval Washington Post: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
France
- COVID 19 outbreak: organisation of a geriatric assessment and coordination unit. A French example Oxford Academic Journals: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- French Doctors Find COVID-19 Case From December — A Month Before 1st Known Case There NPR: Health, May 6, 2020
- French government takes down coronavirus 'fake news' web page The Guardian (U.K.) - Opinions: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
Other International News
- MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government said Wednesday it has allowed a cruise ship with no passengers aboard to dock at the Pacific coast resort of Puerto Vallarta for “humanitarian reasons.”... AP Health News: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- Indonesia's Ramadan School Moves Online Amid Coronavirus Epidemic New York Times: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
- Australia's Biggest States Retain Lockdown Measures on Mother's Day New York Times: Coronavirus, May 6, 2020
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Business and Economic News
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Business News
- Is There a Constitutional Right to Make Robocalls? Wired.com, May 6, 2020
- Sonos Arc Soundbar: Price, Specs, Release Date Wired.com, May 6, 2020
- When Schools Reopen, Don't Ditch Online Learning Wired.com, May 6, 2020
Economics Blogs
- What Will Schools Look Like After COVID? Zero Hedge, May 6, 2020
- China Won't Cooperate With COVID-19 Investigation Until 'Final Victory' Against Virus Zero Hedge, May 6, 2020
- Fiscal Policies for the Recovery from COVID-19 IMF Blog, May 6, 2020
- Global medical trade in the time of the coronavirus pandemic Washington Center for Economic Growth, May 6, 2020
Top Economics News
- Mark Cuban lays out the path to get US economy back on track after coronavirus pandemic - Fox News (US Economy), May 6, 2020
- Trump to keep U.S. coronavirus task force but may swap out advisers US Economy (Reuters), May 6, 2020
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Law Technology
- Half of Companies Have Suffered a Cybersecurity Issue Amid COVID-19 Crisis Dark Reading, May 6, 2020
- Meet the Small-Town Lawyer Squaring Off With Illinois' Governor Over COVID-19 Lockdown Blog of Legal Times, May 6, 2020
- The Coronavirus Takes Hold of the Legal Industry: An Infographic Tracking the Crisis Blog of Legal Times, May 6, 2020
Legal Administrator
- Meet the Small-Town Lawyer Squaring Off With Illinois' Governor Over COVID-19 Lockdown Blog of Legal Times, May 6, 2020
- The Coronavirus Takes Hold of the Legal Industry: An Infographic Tracking the Crisis Blog of Legal Times, May 6, 2020
- Mediation May Be the Best Option for Divorced Families Dealing With the Impacts of COVID-19 New York State Bar Association, May 6, 2020
Librarian News
- COVID-19 IP Policy Tracker From World Intellectual Property Office Library Boy, May 6, 2020
- Federal COVID-19 Privacy Legislation to be Introduced Lex Blog Network, May 6, 2020
- Cybersecurity in the Age of the COVID-19 Remote Worker and Beyond Lex Blog Network, May 6, 2020
Leading Law Departments
- Midsize law firm strategies for strengthening client relationships during the COVID-19 crisis Legal Executive Institute: Blog, May 6, 2020
- Using Hurricane Data to Predict Covid-19 UI Clams Blog: Workplace Prof Blog, May 6, 2020
- Weekly Recap of COVID-19 News for Legal: May 4, 2020 Epiq Systems, May 6, 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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