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Study: Antibody Tests Reveal 14% are Immune to Covid-19 in German Town
13 Apr, 2020 | 00:10h | UTC- Blood tests show 14% of people are now immune to covid-19 in one town in Germany – MIT Technology Review
- COVID antibody test in German town shows 15 percent infection rate – Spectator
- Expert reaction to unpublished preliminary findings looking at the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 virus in residents of Gangelt, in Germany – Science Media Centre
The original report can be found here (in German)
Studies: Diabetes Increases the Risk of Complications in Patients with Covid-19
13 Apr, 2020 | 00:12h | UTC1 – Prevalence and impact of diabetes among people infected with SARS-CoV-2 – Journal of Endocrinological Investigation AND Commentary: Diabetes Could Increase Severity of COVID-19, Including Risk of ICU Admission and Death – MedicalResearch.com
2 – Evidence Reviews: Diabetes and risks from COVID-19 – CEBM University of Oxford AND Managing diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic – CEBM University of Oxford
[Preprint] Factors Associated with Worse Outcomes Among 4,103 Patients with COVID-19 in New York City
13 Apr, 2020 | 00:09h | UTC
Apple and Google are Launching a Joint COVID-19 Tracing Tool for iOS and Android
13 Apr, 2020 | 00:08h | UTCApple and Google are launching a joint COVID-19 tracing tool for iOS and Android – TechCrunch
See also: Will We Accept Being Monitored Via Our Smartphones As A Way Out Of The Pandemic, And Will We Have Any Say In The Matter? – Forbes AND Apple and Google team up in bid to use smartphones to track coronavirus spread – The Guardian AND Apple, Google Bring Covid-19 Contact-Tracing to 3 Billion People – Bloomberg AND How Apple and Google Are Enabling Covid-19 Contact-Tracing – Wired AND How Apple And Google’s COVID-19 Tracing Works While Still Protecting Your Privacy – Forbes AND Apple and Google Team Up to ‘Contact Trace’ the Coronavirus – The New York Times AND Coronavirus: UK confirms plan for its own contact tracing app – BBC
News Release: Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology – Google
Opinion – BCG Against Coronavirus: Less Hype and More Evidence, Please
13 Apr, 2020 | 00:06h | UTCSee new Preprints suggesting caution in correlating BCG vaccination policies with COVID-19 incidence and mortality:
- [Preprint] BCG protects against COVID-19? A word of caution – medRxiv
- [Preprint] Exercising caution in correlating COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates with BCG vaccination policies due to variable rates of SARS CoV-2 testing – medRxiv
- [Preprint] Association Between BCG Policy is Significantly Confounded by Age and is Unlikely to Alter Infection or Mortality Rates – medRxiv
See previous studies suggesting a benefit from BCG vaccination:
- Observational Studies: Countries with Universal BCG Vaccination Policy May Have Reduced Mortality from COVID-19 (preprints on the subject)
Updated Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Clinicians
13 Apr, 2020 | 00:02h | UTCUpdated guidance on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for clinicians – Intensive Care Society
Related: Clinical guidance for intensive care and anesthetics AND COVID-19: guidance for health professionals – GOV.UK
Surgery in COVID-19 Patients: Operational Directives
13 Apr, 2020 | 00:03h | UTCSurgery in COVID-19 patients: operational directives – World Journal of Emergency Surgery
COVID-19 Testing: The Threat of False-Negative Results
13 Apr, 2020 | 00:04h | UTCCOVID-19 Testing: The Threat of False-Negative Results – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Commentary: False-negative COVID-19 test results may lead to false sense of security – Mayo Clinic
Op-ed by Bill Gates: Why we Need a Global Approach to Fighting Covid-19 Now
13 Apr, 2020 | 00:00h | UTC
Review: Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Critically Ill Children
12 Apr, 2020 | 23:55h | UTC
New Clinical Score: Prediction for Progression Risk in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia
12 Apr, 2020 | 23:58h | UTCPrediction for Progression Risk in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia: the CALL Score – Comorbidity; older Age; Lower lymphocyte; and higher Lactate dehydrogenase at presentation were independent high-risk factors for COVID-19 progression. (via @veselov78 see Tweet)
Fri April 10 – 10 Stories of The Day!
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:24h | UTC
See New COVID-19 Rapid Guidelines: Community-based care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) AND Cystic fibrosis AND Dermatological conditions treated with drugs affecting the immune response
See Other COVID-19 Rapid Guidelines: Severe asthma AND Managing suspected or confirmed pneumonia in adults in the community AND Rheumatological autoimmune, inflammatory and metabolic bone disorders AND Managing symptoms (including at the end of life) in the community AND Critical care in adults AND Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation AND Dialysis service delivery AND Delivery of radiotherapy AND Delivery of systemic anticancer treatments
News Release: Interim CPR guidelines address challenges of providing resuscitation during COVID-19 pandemic – American Heart Association
News Release: JNCCN: Improving COVID-19 safety for cancer patients and healthcare providers – National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Commentary: White House Announces New Guidance For How Critical Employees Can Return To Work – NPR
6 – Children’s Story Books Released to Help Children Cope with COVID-19
1 – News Release: Children’s story book released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19 – World Health Organization AND Book 1: My Hero is You, How kids can fight COVID-19
2 – News Releases: Hans and the Gruffalo? LSHTM supporting children’s COVID-19 education – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine AND Released today: a free information book explaining the coronavirus to children, illustrated by Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler – Nosy Crow AND Book 2: Coronavirus: A Book for Children
News Release: Mayo Clinic experts offer guidance on treating COVID-19 patients with signs of acute heart attack – Mayo Clinic
Commentary: Gastrointestinal Aspects of COVID-19 – NEJM Journal Watch
9 – Managing the supportive care needs of those affected by COVID-19 – European Respiratory Journal
10 – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Updates / 10 April 2020 Edition
10 April 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)
NICE Publishes new COVID-19 Guidelines on Cystic Fibrosis, COPD and Dermatological Conditions
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:22h | UTCSee New COVID-19 Rapid Guidelines: Community-based care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) AND Cystic fibrosis AND Dermatological conditions treated with drugs affecting the immune response
See Other COVID-19 Rapid Guidelines: Severe asthma AND Managing suspected or confirmed pneumonia in adults in the community AND Rheumatological autoimmune, inflammatory and metabolic bone disorders AND Managing symptoms (including at the end of life) in the community AND Critical care in adults AND Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation AND Dialysis service delivery AND Delivery of radiotherapy AND Delivery of systemic anticancer treatments
New CDC Guidance for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to COVID-19
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:15h | UTCCommentary: White House Announces New Guidance For How Critical Employees Can Return To Work – NPR
AHA Interim Guidance for Basic and Advanced Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:20h | UTCNews Release: Interim CPR guidelines address challenges of providing resuscitation during COVID-19 pandemic – American Heart Association
Related Commentary on Twitter
The AHA, with several other health care organizations, has compiled interim guidance to help rescuers treat victims of cardiac arrest with suspected or confirmed #COVID19. Healthcare workers are the highest risk group for contracting COVID-19. Learn more: https://t.co/0HFeIJGoSS pic.twitter.com/EE4KxaM9BC
— AHA Science (@AHAScience) April 9, 2020
Children’s Story Books Released to Help Children Cope with COVID-19
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:09h | UTC1 – News Release: Children’s story book released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19 – World Health Organization AND Book 1: My Hero is You, How kids can fight COVID-19
2 – News Releases: Hans and the Gruffalo? LSHTM supporting children’s COVID-19 education – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine AND Released today: a free information book explaining the coronavirus to children, illustrated by Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler – Nosy Crow AND Book 2: Coronavirus: A Book for Children
Consensus Recommendations: Caring for Patients with Pain During the COVID-19 Pandemic
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:13h | UTCCaring for patients with pain during the COVID-19 pandemic: Consensus recommendations from an international expert panel – Anaesthesia
NCCN Guidance: How to Keep our Oncology Patients and Healthcare Workers Safe
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:17h | UTCNews Release: JNCCN: Improving COVID-19 safety for cancer patients and healthcare providers – National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Approach to ST-segment Elevation, Myocardial Injury, and Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 Patients
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:05h | UTCNews Release: Mayo Clinic experts offer guidance on treating COVID-19 patients with signs of acute heart attack – Mayo Clinic
Meta-Analysis: Gastrointestinal Manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Virus Load in Fecal Samples
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:03h | UTCCommentary: Gastrointestinal Aspects of COVID-19 – NEJM Journal Watch
Analysis: Face Masks for the Public During the Covid-19 Crisis
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:58h | UTCFace masks for the public during the covid-19 crisis – The BMJ
Commentary: Time to encourage people to wear face masks as a precaution, say experts – The BMJ
Related: Covid-19: What is the evidence for cloth masks? – The BMJ AND Covid-19: Should cloth masks be used by healthcare workers as a last resort? – The BMJ
“- The precautionary principle states we should sometimes act without definitive evidence, just in case
– Whether masks will reduce transmission of covid-19 in the general public is contested
– Even limited protection could prevent some transmission of covid-19 and save lives
– Because covid-19 is such a serious threat, wearing masks in public should be advised”
See also: CDC Now Recommends Wearing Cloth Face Coverings in Public Settings (statement and commentaries)
Managing the Supportive Care Needs of Those Affected by COVID-19
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:01h | UTCManaging the supportive care needs of those affected by COVID-19 – European Respiratory Journal
Olfactory Loss Function as a Possible Symptom of COVID-19
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:55h | UTCRelated Position Statement: Loss of sense of smell as marker of COVID-19 infection – ENTUK
Related Articles: Self-reported olfactory and taste disorders in SARS-CoV-2 patients: a cross-sectional study – Clinical Infectious Diseases AND [Preprint] Coincidence of COVID-19 epidemic and olfactory dysfunction outbreak – medRxiv
Systematic Review: School Closure During Coronavirus Outbreaks
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:56h | UTCCommentaries: School closures play only a marginal role in containing COVID-19, new study says – University College London AND School closures likely to have little impact on spread of coronavirus, review finds – The Guardian AND School closures may only have a small effect on stopping coronavirus, study says – CNN AND Study Questions if School Closures Limit the Spread of COVID-19 – The Scientist AND COVID-19 school closures: How long can they last, and what comes next? – New Atlas
Podcast: Reusing Face Masks and N95 Respirators
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:54h | UTCCoronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Reusing Face Masks and N95 Respirators – JAMA
Related Report: N95 mask can be decontaminated without decreasing filtration efficiency – Stanford Medicine
Related Website: N95DECON: A scientific consortium for data-driven study of N95 filtering facepiece respirator decontamination AND Commentary: New website explains how hospitals can decontaminate and reuse scarce N95 masks to fight COVID-19 – Stanford News
Related Guidance: N95 Re-Use Instructions – SAGES