Thu July 16 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Effect of Hydroxychloroquine in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Preliminary results from a multi-centre, randomized, controlled trial – medRxiv

2 – WHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19 – World Health Organization

Commentary: Officials warn about drop in childhood vaccination due to COVID-19 – CIDRAP

3 – Physical distancing interventions and incidence of coronavirus disease 2019: natural experiment in 149 countries – The BMJ

Editorial: Lockdown-type measures look effective against covid-19

4 – Covid-19: Experts criticise claim that remdesivir cuts death rates – The BMJ

5 – Covid-19: an opportunity to reduce unnecessary healthcare – The BMJ

Commentary: ED volume recoveries are sluggish. That might not be a bad thing – Health Leaders

6 – Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection risk during elective peri‐operative care: a narrative review – Anaesthesia

7 – COVID-19 pandemic and admission rates for and management of acute coronary syndromes in England – The Lancet

Commentaries: About 5,000 heart attack sufferers in England missed out on lifesaving hospital treatment due to pandemic – University of Oxford AND Thousands missed heart attack treatment during pandemic – University of Leeds AND Expert reaction to paper suggesting 5000 heart attack sufferers in England did not seek treatment due to the COVID-19 pandemic – Science Media Centre

8 – Haematological characteristics and risk factors in the classification and prognosis evaluation of COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study – The Lancet Haematology

Commentary: Coagulation disorder in COVID-19 – The Lancet Haematology

9 – Intrauterine Transmission of Sars-Cov-2 Infection in a Preterm Infant – The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Commentary: COVID-19 can be transmitted in the womb, reports pediatric infectious disease journal – Wolters Kluwer Health

10 –COVID-19 Updates / 16 July 2020 Edition

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