Fri June 12 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves: study – Reuters

Original Study: A modelling framework to assess the likely effectiveness of facemasks in combination with ‘lock-down’ in managing the COVID-19 pandemic – Proceedings of the Royal A

2 – Face Masks Considerably Reduce COVID-19 Cases in Germany: A Synthetic Control Method Approach – Institute of Labor Economics

3 – Covid-19: Appropriate PPE prevents infections in doctors in frontline roles, study shows – The BMJ

Original Study: Use of personal protective equipment against coronavirus disease 2019 by healthcare professionals in Wuhan, China: cross sectional study – The BMJ

4 – Opinion: John Ioannidis and Medical Tribalism in the Era of Covid-19 – Undark

“The critical questions the Stanford professor is raising about Covid-19 have gotten lost amid partisan bickering”

5 – Debate: What to Think of Public Health Experts Defending Protests During the Pandemic?

Opinion 1: Public-Health Experts Are Not Hypocrites – The Atlantic

Opinion 2: We often accuse the right of distorting science. But the left changed the coronavirus narrative overnight – The Guardian

“Health is about more than simply remaining free of coronavirus infection.” (from The Atlantic)

“Progressives blithely accepted throwing millions out of work to fight coronavirus – but now urge street protests to fight racism” (from The Guardian)

6 – Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Fecal Viral Shedding in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: COVID-19 may spread through feces of those infected, analysis finds – UPI

7 – Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in Geneva, Switzerland (SEROCoV-POP): a population-based study – The Lancet

8 – Covid-19 Patient Gets Double Lung Transplant, Offering Hope for Others – The New York Times

See also: After COVID-19 Left Her Lungs ‘Full of Holes,’ First U.S. Coronavirus Patient Receives Double Lung Transplant – TIME

9 – Rehabilitation after COVID-19: an evidence-based approach – Clinical Medicine Journal

10 –COVID-19 Updates / 12 June 2020 Edition

12 June 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)