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WHO Now Recommends the Use of Face Masks by the General Public
8 Jun, 2020 | 04:47h | UTCAdvice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Media Briefing: WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 – 5 June 2020
Commentaries: The WHO has new guidelines on face masks to fight Covid-19 – Vox AND WHO Urges Demonstrators To Protect Themselves From COVID-19, Issues New Mask Guidelines – Health Policy Watch AND WHO advises public to wear face masks when unable to distance – The Guardian AND Anyone Living in Areas With ‘Widespread’ COVID-19 Transmission Should Wear Masks, WHO Says – TIME
“In light of evolving evidence, WHO advises that governments should encourage the general public to wear masks where there is widespread transmission and physical distancing is difficult, such as on public transport, in shops or in other confined or crowded environments.” (from WHO Director-General’s media briefing)
Related Commentary on Twitter
WHO updated guidance on the use of masks for control of #COVID19: https://t.co/z6DTZLG5Qs
The new guidance is based on evolving evidence and provides updates on:
😷who should wear a mask
😷when a mask should be worn
😷what a mask should be made of pic.twitter.com/Cu7MEyCs3J
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 5, 2020
Studies Estimate Covid-19 Infection Risk in Health Care Workers
3 Jun, 2020 | 03:57h | UTCEditorial: Estimating Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection Risk in Health Care Workers – JAMA Network Open
Commentary: Patterns of COVID-19 in Health Professionals Offers Clues for Disease Control – TCTMD
Meta-Analysis: Physical Distancing, Face Masks, and Eye Protection to Prevent Transmission of COVID-19
2 Jun, 2020 | 05:12h | UTCCommentaries: Most comprehensive study to date provides evidence on optimal physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent spread of COVID-19 – The Lancet AND Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection for prevention of COVID-19 – The Lancet AND Medical Workers Should Use Respirator Masks, Not Surgical Masks – The New York Times AND Expert reaction to review of optimal physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent spread of COVID-19 – Science Media Centre AND Evidence supports physical distancing, masks, and eye protection to help prevent COVID-19 – McMaster University AND Social distancing and masks reduce risk of getting Covid-19, review finds – CNN
Perspective: Reducing Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
28 May, 2020 | 09:55h | UTCReducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 – Science
“Is It Safe for Me to Go to Work?” Risk Stratification for Workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic
27 May, 2020 | 02:39h | UTC
CDC Updated Guidance: When You Can be Around Others After You Had or Likely Had COVID-19
27 May, 2020 | 02:37h | UTC“I think or know I had COVID-19, and I had symptoms.”
You can be with others after:
- 3 days with no fever AND
- Symptoms improved AND
- 10 days since symptoms first appeared”
Opinion: Calling Health Care Workers ‘Heroes’ Harms all of Us
22 May, 2020 | 04:41h | UTCCalling health care workers ‘heroes’ harms all of us – STAT
Attacks Against Health-care Personnel Must Stop, Especially as the World Fights COVID-19
22 May, 2020 | 04:40h | UTC
Video: Personal Protective Equipment and Covid-19
20 May, 2020 | 09:55h | UTCPersonal Protective Equipment and Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
Study: Airborne Lifetime of Small Speech Droplets and their Potential Importance in SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
15 May, 2020 | 03:43h | UTCCommentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at speech-generated droplets and COVID-19 transmission – Science Media Centre AND Loud Talking Can Spread More than 1,000 Coronavirus Particles in the Air for 14 Minutes: Study – The Science Times AND Simply talking in confined spaces may be enough to spread the coronavirus, researchers say – USA Today AND Loud talking could leave coronavirus in the air for up to 14 minutes – MIT Technology Review
Preventing a Parallel Pandemic — A National Strategy to Protect Clinicians’ Well-Being
15 May, 2020 | 03:39h | UTCRelated: The Covid-19 Crisis too Few are Talking About: Health Care Workers’ Mental Health (commentaries on the subject)
Virtual Care: New Models of Caring for Our Patients and Workforce
14 May, 2020 | 09:58h | UTCVirtual care: new models of caring for our patients and workforce – The Lancet Digital Health
Updated WHO Guidance: Considerations for Public Health and Social Measures in the Workplace in the Context of COVID-19
12 May, 2020 | 03:34h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1259874331523518464
Epidemiology of and Risk Factors for Coronavirus Infection in Health Care Workers
7 May, 2020 | 09:07h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Psychological Effects of Emerging Virus Outbreaks on Healthcare Workers
6 May, 2020 | 03:47h | UTCEditorial: Covid-19: adverse mental health outcomes for healthcare workers
IDSA Guidelines on Infection Prevention in Patients with Suspected or Known COVID-19
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:47h | UTC
Health Care Workers Seek to Flatten COVID-19’s ‘Second Curve’—Their Rising Mental Anguish
24 Apr, 2020 | 03:42h | UTCHealth care workers seek to flatten COVID-19’s ‘second curve’—their rising mental anguish – Science
Related: Understanding and Addressing Sources of Anxiety Among Health Care Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA AND Mental health outcomes among front and second line health workers associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. – medRxiv AND Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 – JAMA Network Open
“there’s a second curve we’re going to have to flatten: the mental health consequences of the pandemic.”
Death from Covid-19 of 23 Health Care Workers in China
16 Apr, 2020 | 02:55h | UTCDeath from Covid-19 of 23 Health Care Workers in China – New England Journal of Medicine
NIH Study Validates Decontamination Methods for Re-use of N95 Respirators
16 Apr, 2020 | 02:50h | UTCNews Release: NIH study validates decontamination methods for re-use of N95 respirators – NIH News Releases
Original Study: [Preprint] Assessment of N95 respirator decontamination and re-use for SARS-CoV-2 – medRxiv
COVID-19: The Case for Health-care Worker Screening to Prevent Hospital Transmission
16 Apr, 2020 | 02:53h | UTCCOVID-19: the case for health-care worker screening to prevent hospital transmission – The Lancet
Related Commentary on Twitter
Every #healthcare worker must be tested for #COVID19 (should have been weeks ago, and needs to be serially assessed going forward). This isn't happening. The case is well laid out here today:
https://t.co/pS9MYfZdJw@TheLancet by @TheCrick's @CharlesSwanton and colleagues @UCL pic.twitter.com/d4VPmI5LwQ— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 15, 2020
FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization to Decontaminate Millions of N95 Respirators
15 Apr, 2020 | 03:38h | UTCCommentary: FDA clears N95 decontamination process that could clean up to 4 million masks per day – Tech Crunch
Study: Alcohol-based Hand Rub Solutions are Effective for Virus Inactivation
15 Apr, 2020 | 03:26h | UTCCommentary: Studies: Hand sanitizers kill COVID-19 virus, e-consults appropriate – CIDRAP
Study Uncovers High-risk Occupations for Covid-19 Local Transmission
15 Apr, 2020 | 03:16h | UTC[Preprint] Work-related Covid-19 Transmission – medRxiv
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
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