Clinical Public Health, World Health Organization
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Organisations. World Health Organization WHO
Period. 4 – 10 May 2020

The Journal for Clinical Medicine Research published a systemic review that provides a comprehensive clinical summary of available data as well as preventive measures (Modern Pandemic: A Systematic Review from Front-Line Health Care Providers’ Perspective)

An article in JAMA (Choices for the ‘New Normal’) outline six lessons for clinical care. These include the changing pace of learning, the value of updated clinical guidelines, protecting the workforce, enabling virtual care, increasing preparedness for novel threats, and addressing issues of inequity.

Virus Mutations Reveal How COVID-19 Really Spread (Scientific American)

A new study by the U.S. Los Alamos National Laboratory found that a mutated strain of Coronavirus strain detected in Europe three months ago may be spreading faster than earlier versions, urging vaccine and drug developers to consider this new strain in produce solutions (Spike mutation pipeline reveals the emergence of a more transmissible form of SARS-CoV-2)

A new paper in the Journal for Clinical Medicine (Estimation of Unreported Coronavirus Infections from Reported Deaths) estimates that almost 92% total daily new infections were unreported based on the early outbreak of COVID-19 in China.

In the International Journal of Public Health, authors suggest three additional ways that the COVID-19 pandemic will affect health outcomes: increase in mortality due to the diversion of health resources, impact of the ensuing recession on health systems, and the consequence of potential austerity measures

Undiagnosed and untreated TB cases is expected to cause 1.4 million deaths, as global focus is on COVID-19 according to the Stop TB Partnership (Guardian)

Widespread population serological testing can be important in determining immunity (‘sero-protection’) as well as mitigation strategies among vulnerable populations (‘social sero-epidemiology’). At present, most tests have been limited in scope, as the quality of serologic tests also remains a challenge (Washington Post)

Immunity passports and vaccine certificates: scientific, equitable & legal challenges (Lancet)

WHO claims that prior reports of COVID-19 ‘reinfections’ were false positives (Guardian)

 

COVID-19 Riddle: why does the virus affect some countries and regions more than others? (NYT)

WHO urges public health basics and community surveillance strategies (WEF)

‘Risk-based’ social distancing key to reopening (WSJ)

Mass screening may have helped South Africa stem coronavirus tide (Financial Times)

 

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