General Interest
The Covid-19 Crisis too Few are Talking About: Health Care Workers’ Mental Health
6 Apr, 2020 | 01:25h | UTCThe Covid-19 crisis too few are talking about: health care workers’ mental health – STAT
Related: Impact on mental health and perceptions of psychological care among medical and nursing staff in Wuhan during the 2019 novel coronavirus disease outbreak: A cross-sectional study – Brain, Behavior, and Immunity AND Mental Health Needs of Health Care Workers Providing Frontline COVID-19 Care – JAMA Health Forum AND Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic – The BMJ AND Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 – JAMA Network Open
More on the Use of Face Masks by the Public
3 Apr, 2020 | 03:58h | UTC- Opinion: Wearing Masks Must Be a National Policy – The New York Times
- Coronavirus: Expert panel to assess face mask use by public – BBC
- Expert comment clarifying situation with face masks and WHO – Science Media Centre
- Should Everyone Wear A Mask In Public? Maybe—But It’s Complicated – Forbes
- White House expected to recommend Americans wear cloth masks to prevent coronavirus spread – STAT
CDC Guidance: Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:24h | UTC
Another Study Shows Presymptomatic Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:26h | UTCCommentaries: Coronavirus can spread one to three days before symptoms appear: CDC study – Reuters AND CDC Director warns 25 percent of COVID-19 cases may present no symptoms – New Atlas AND SARS-CoV-2 Readily Shed Early in Infection, Transmissible Before Symptoms Emerge – NEJM Journal Watch
Related: Yes, You Can Spread Coronavirus Even If You Don’t Have Symptoms – Self AND Infected but Feeling Fine: The Unwitting Coronavirus Spreaders – The New York Times AND COVID-19: Undocumented Infections are the Infection Source for 79% of Documented Cases
Related Commentary on Twitter
New @CDCMMWR report on #COVID19 in Singapore shows that some clusters of cases likely resulted from people without symptoms spreading illness. Social distancing and avoiding crowds are key to slowing the spread of COVID-19. https://t.co/kRysZ9lxzO pic.twitter.com/4UJc0KCDPM
— CDC (@CDCgov) April 1, 2020
Editorial: Ten Weeks to Crush the Curve
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:17h | UTCTen Weeks to Crush the Curve – New England Journal of Medicine
Audio Interview: Lessons from Covid-19 Hotspots
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:08h | UTCAudio Interview: Lessons from Covid-19 Hotspots – New England Journal of Medicine
Use of Face Masks by the Population: The Debate Continues
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:04h | UTC- Everyone Thinks They’re Right About Masks – The Atlantic
- COMMENTARY: Masks-for-all for COVID-19 not based on sound data – CIDRAP
- You Still Probably Don’t Need A Mask For COVID-19 – Medium
- Everything you need to know about making your own face mask – Vox
- All Israelis must wear face-masks in public as virus precaution: Netanyahu – Reuters
- C.D.C. Weighs Advising Everyone to Wear a Mask – The New York Times
Pandemic Palliative Care: Beyond Ventilators and Saving Lives
1 Apr, 2020 | 05:55h | UTCPandemic palliative care: beyond ventilators and saving lives – Canadian Medical Association Journal
Commentary: A COVID-19 palliative care pandemic plan: An essential tool – Canadian Medical Association Journal
Related: The Importance of Addressing Advance Care Planning and Decisions About Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders During Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) – JAMA AND Covid-19: The role of palliative care had to be adapted to manage this “ultra-emergency” – The BMJ Opinion AND COVID-19: decision making and palliative care – Swiss Medical Weekly AND COVID-19 pandemic: palliative care for elderly and frail patients at home and in residential and nursing homes – Swiss Medical Weekly AND End-of-life care in the Emergency Department for the patient imminently dying of a highly transmissible acute respiratory infection (such as COVID-19) – Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine
More Opinions on the Use of Facemasks by the Population
1 Apr, 2020 | 05:53h | UTCPerspectives: CDC considering recommending general public wear face coverings in public – The Washington Post AND Wear a face mask if you feel it’s necessary, but know it won’t necessarily help – The Globe and Mail AND It’s Time to Face Facts, America: Masks Work – Wired AND Should We All Be Wearing Masks In Public? Health Experts Revisit The Question – NPR AND Should I Make My Own Mask? – The New York Times
‘Panic Prescribing’ Untested Coronavirus Treatments
1 Apr, 2020 | 05:51h | UTC- ‘Panic Prescribing’ Untested Coronavirus Treatments: A Danger To Patients Today and Tomorrow – Health Affairs
- We shouldn’t rush to use an unproven malaria drug to treat the coronavirus – STAT
- See also: Twitter Thread on the Latest Study Testing Hydroxychloroquine, by Lucas Morin
Report: Estimating the Number of Infections and the Impact of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions on COVID-19 in 11 European Countries
31 Mar, 2020 | 04:55h | UTCReport 13: Estimating the number of infections and the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in 11 European countries – Imperial College London
See also: Summary
Debate Podcast: John Ioannidis vs. Sten Vermund – Be It Resolved; We Are Making High-stakes Decisions About the COVID-19 Pandemic Without Reliable Data
31 Mar, 2020 | 04:45h | UTCRelated Video: Perspectives on the Pandemic with Dr. John Ioannidis
Related Article: Editorial by John P.A. Ioannidis: COVID-19: The Harms of Exaggerated Information and Non‐evidence‐based Measures (free study and commentaries)
The Mathematics of Predicting the Course of the Coronavirus
31 Mar, 2020 | 04:43h | UTCThe Mathematics of Predicting the Course of the Coronavirus – Wired
See also: Mathematics of life and death: How disease models shape national shutdowns and other pandemic policies – Science AND How to model a pandemic – The Conversation AND Coronavirus exposes the problems and pitfalls of modelling – The Guardian AND Systematic review and critical appraisal of prediction models for diagnosis and prognosis of COVID-19 infection – medRxiv
“Immunity Certificates” to Leave Lockdown Early?
31 Mar, 2020 | 04:39h | UTC- ‘Immunity passports’ could speed up return to work after Covid-19 – The Guardian
- How Covid-19 immunity testing can help people get back to work – Vox
- Germany will issue coronavirus antibody certificates to allow quarantined to re-enter society – The Telegraph
- Germany could issue thousands of people coronavirus ‘immunity certificates’ so they can leave the lockdown early – Business Insider
COVID-19: Controversies on the Use of Face Masks
30 Mar, 2020 | 02:10h | UTC- Would everyone wearing face masks help us slow the pandemic? – Science
- Not wearing masks to protect against coronavirus is a ‘big mistake,’ top Chinese scientist says – Science
- More Americans Should Probably Wear Masks for Protection – The New York Times
- Experts say face masks can help slow COVID-19, despite previous claims – New York Post
- Coronavirus: Chinese scientist advises people in Europe, US to wear face masks in public – South China Morning Post
Related Guidance: WHO Recommendations on when and how to use masks – World Health Organization AND Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Video: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Fairly Rationing ICU Care
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:30h | UTCCoronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Fairly Rationing ICU Care – JAMA
New Report: The Global Impact of COVID-19 and Strategies for Mitigation and Suppression
27 Mar, 2020 | 04:10h | UTCSee also: Summary
Commentaries: Coronavirus: ‘Act early to save more than 30 million lives’ – BBC AND Study sees ‘severe and acute’ emergency for world in coronavirus pandemic – Reuters
Related Commentary on Twitter
UPDATE: #CoronaVirus Global Burden
➡️38.7 million deaths can be prevented when acting early
➡️#COVID19 pandemic likely to overwhelm already over-stretched health systems
➡️Rapid adoption of testing, case isolation & social distancing necessary🔰Report https://t.co/nQIOfwkM7O pic.twitter.com/p36reWTgSx
— Jameel Institute (@Imperial_Jameel) March 26, 2020
Must-see Video! Perspectives on the Pandemic with Dr. John Ioannidis
27 Mar, 2020 | 04:03h | UTCPerspectives on the Pandemic with Dr. John Ioannidis
Related Article: Editorial by John P.A. Ioannidis: COVID-19: The Harms of Exaggerated Information and Non‐evidence‐based Measures (free study and commentaries)
Mathematics of Life and Death: How Disease Models Shape National Shutdowns and Other Pandemic Policies
27 Mar, 2020 | 04:01h | UTCSee also: How to model a pandemic – The Conversation AND Coronavirus exposes the problems and pitfalls of modelling – The Guardian
Analysis: Managing Mental Health Challenges Faced by Healthcare Workers During Covid-19 Pandemic
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:55h | UTCManaging mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic – The BMJ
Related Study: Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 – JAMA Network Open AND Commentary: Survey Finds COVID-19 Takes Heavy Psychological Toll on Health Care Workers – Psychiatric News Alert
Perspective: When Science Needs Self-Correcting
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:36h | UTCWhen Science Needs Self-Correcting – Medium (free)
“Admitting scientific errors is hard. It’s also important.”
Study: Travel Restrictions are Most Useful in the Early and Late Phase of an Epidemic
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:25h | UTCThe effect of human mobility and control measures on the COVID-19 epidemic in China – Science
News Release: Travel restrictions are most useful in the early and late phase of an epidemic – University of Oxford
Report: Evidence of Initial Success for China Exiting COVID-19 Social Distancing Policy After Achieving Containment
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:26h | UTCSee also: Summary
Commentaries: Initial success for COVID-19 social distancing in China – Imperial College London AND China shows way to ease lockdowns before vaccine, says report – The Guardian AND When can we let up? Health experts craft strategies to safely relax coronavirus lockdowns – STAT
Related: What China’s coronavirus response can teach the rest of the world – Nature AND Locked-down no longer, China’s Hubei begins return to normal – Reuters AND The effect of control strategies to reduce social mixing on outcomes of the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan, China: a modelling study – The Lancet Public Health
Analysis: What is the Risk of Dying from COVID-19?
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:23h | UTCWhat do we know about the risk of dying from COVID-19? – Our World in Data
Related: Global Covid-19 Case Fatality Rates – Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford (free)
Preprint: To Stop COVID-19, Test Everyone, Repeatedly
26 Mar, 2020 | 01:50h | UTCTo stop COVID-19, test everyone, repeatedly – Medium